رياضتي riyāẓat-ī A. s. m. A practiser of auste- rities, a devotee.

رٴيش raʼīs A s. m. Prince, &c. See رٴييس.

ريزان rezān P part. pres. (from ريختن) in compos. Pouring, scattering.

رکهيا rakhaiyā S̱. (from رکهنا) s. m. Keeper, pro- tector.

رکهواٴي rakhwā-ī S̱. (from رکهوانا) s. f. The price paid for keeping, &c.

رکيلنا rakelnā H v. (dakh.) To attack, to assault: see حمله کرنا ḥamla karnā.

رنڐيا ranḍiyā रंडा S̱. s. f. 1. A widow. 2. A woman.

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.

رونٿيا ronṭiyā H (from رونٿ) adj. Treacherous.

رهزني rah-zan-ī H s. f. Highway-robbery.