رتنيان ratniyān H s. m. A kind of rice.

رزم razm P s. m. War, battle, combat. رزمگاه razm-gāh, s. f. The field of battle.

رونٿي ronṭī H s. f. See رونٿ ronṭ.

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.

روستاٴي rostāʼī P s. m. 1. A village. 2. A peasant, villager, rustick.

رهان rihān A 1. s. plur. (of رهن) Pledges, bets, stakes. 2. Betting on the race of a horse.

راتنا rātnā S̱. (from راتا) 1. v. a. To die (with co- lour), to stain. 2. v. n. To be strongly attached or in love (lit. stained with the die of love).

رونگهٿ rūnghaṭ H s. f. Dirt, filth.

رحل raḥl A s. m. Departing, travelling, a man- sion, a resting-place. ¶ riḥl, s. f. A support for a book.

رفاهيت rafāhiyat A (from رفه To live com- fortably and at ease. Heb. To be at rest, to desist) s. f. Con- tent, affluence, enjoyment of life, repose, quiet, tranquillity.