رکمني रुक्मिणी rukmiṇī S s. f. The name of one of Kr̤ish̤ṇaʼs wives, and sister of Rukma.

رونق raunaḳ A (from رنق) s. f. 1. Beauty, ele- gance, splendour, ornament, gayety. 2. (met.)

رابن रावण rāban S or rāvaṇa, n. prop. See راون. (It is said, that Vish̤ṇu, having an in- clination for war, occasioned a Brāhmaṇ to curse his two door-keepers जय and विजय wishing that they might be born on earth three times, returning after each time to their origi- nal forms of porters to the deity. By these means, Vish̤ṇu contrived to be nearly matched on earth, so as to have a good battle. They first appeared as Hiraṇyāksh̤a and Hiraṇya- kashipu; then, as Rāvaṇa and Kumbhakarṇa; and, lastly, as Sisupāl and Dantavaktra; in each of which characters they opposed the deity in different avatārs.

رعايت riʼāﻌyat A (from رعي Heb. To lead to pasture, to feed, to protect, to observe) s. f. 1. Observance, respect, regard, attention, ho- nour. 2. Kindness, favour. 3. Guarding, pro- tecting, taking care (of), paying attention. 4. Remission, indulgence, favour. رعايت کرنا

راهب rāhib A s. m. A monk. (Pers. pl. راهبان).

راکهي rākhī रक्षिका S̱. s. f. An amulet, or string which Hindūs tie round their arms on a certain festival, held in the full moon of srāvaṇa or sāwan in honour of Kr̤ish̤ṇa.

رکشا रक्षा raksh̤ā S s. f. Protection, preserva- tion, defence, safety.

رافضي rāfiẓī A (part. act. of رفض To reject) s. m. A heretick, particularly a شيعه shīʼaﻌ, q. v.

ريس rīs H s. f. Equality.

رخش raḵẖsh P s. m. 1. A horse, a famous horse of Rustam. 2. Splendour, the rays or reflec- tion of light.