روکهاني rūkh-ānī S̱. s. f. A carpenterʼs chisel.

ريحان rīhān A s. m. An odoriferous plant, sweet basil. (Plur. رياحين). تخم ريحان tuḵẖm-i-rīḥān, s. m. The seed of Ocymum pilosum.

راماين रामायण rāmāyaṇ S s. f. An epick poem by Vālmīki, containing the history of Rāma. (Poems on the same subject and under the same title have been composed by other authors).

راج دهاني राजधानी rāj-dhānī S s. f. The me- tropolis, seat of empire, royal residence.

راشد rāshid A (part. act. of رشد) adj. Pious, faithful, orthodox, following the right path. (Plur. راشدين).

رجوگن रजोगुण rajo-guṇ S s. m. One of the three characters or dispositions assigned by the Hindūs to the human mind. They are 1. सत्व satwa, Goodness, benevolence. 2. रजः raja, Passion or love of sensual enjoyment or of pleasure. 3. तमः tama, Darkness, ignorance, delusion, promptitude to the vindictive passions. These are all exhibited in the Hindū Trinity: in Brahmā, raja prevails; in Vishnu, satwa; and in Siva, tama.

رگڙا ragaṛā H or ragṛā (from رگڙنا ragaṛnā) s. m. 1. Quarrelling. 2. Rubbing, polishing. 3. Name of a collyrium. رگڙا جهگڙا ragṛā-jhagṛā, s. m. Quarrel, debate, discussion.

راتا rātā रक्त S̱. adj. 1. Red. 2. Died, coloured.

رت ऋतु r̤itu S (vulg. rut) s. f. Season, weather. The Hindūs divide the year into six seasons; viz. वसंत vasanta, ग्रीष्म grīsh̤ma, वर्षा varsh̤ā, शरद् sarad, हिम hima, and शिशिर sisira.

ريل پيل rel pel H s. f. 1. Abundance, plenty. 2. Crowd, bustle.