رام چندر रामचन्द्र Rāma-chandra S n. prop. Son of Dasaratha, and conqueror of Lankā or Ceylon. He was the seventh avatār; when the deity descended for the purpose of destroying Rāvaṇa, who, having obtained (for his devo- tion) a promise from Brahmā that he should not suffer death by any of the usual means, was become the tyrant and pest of mankind. The Devatās came in the shape of monkeys, as Rāvaṇa had gained no promise of safety from them; hence, Hanumāna was Rāmaʼs general. Rāmachandraʼs motherʼs name was Kausalyā. His younger brother Bharata was son of Ke- kayī, who was the cause of Rāmaʼs going to the desert to perform devotions, on the banks of the Pampā nadī, insisting that her son should reign the fourteen years that Rāma em- ployed in the devotion. It was while performing his devotion (or during his stay in the fo- rests) in company with Laksh̤maṇa (his brother by Sumitrā) that, while he was absent hunting, Rāvaṇa appeared as a beggar, and enticed away Sītā; which gave rise to the war detailed in the Rāmāyaṇa. Sītā was daughter of Rājā Janaka, who had promised to give her to any person who could break a certain bow; which

ريشم resham P s. m. Silk. See ابريشم.

رعيت raʼaﻌiyat A (prop. raʼīﻌyat, from رعي Heb. ) s. f. A subject or the subjects, tenant. (Plur. رعايا). رعيت پرور raʼaﻌiyat-parwar, Protector of subjects. رعيت پروري raʼaﻌiyat- parwar-ī, s. f. Protection of subjects. رعيت نواز raʼaﻌiyat-nawāz, Cherisher of subjects.

رساتل रसातल रस Earth, and तल Bot- tom rasā-tal S. s. m. The infernal regions.

رچا ऋचा r̤ichā S s. f. A magical invocation, a mystical prayer of the Vedas.

رسم rasm A (from رسم rasama, Heb. He marked or wrote) s. f. 1. Custom. 2. Law. 3. Model, plan. 4. A game among children, the laws of which are, that one puts a question to another, who is obliged to reply in words which do not contain either of the three letters س ر or م which compose the word رسم. If one of these should be found in his answer, he is condemned, by way of penalty, to imitate the voice of any animal which may be directed by the questioner.

رندا randā P. (from رنديدن To polish) s. m. A plane (for smoothing wood).

رطوبت rut̤ūbat A (from رطب) s. f. 1. Humidity, moisture. 2. Freshness. (Plur. رطوبات)

رسونت rasont H s. f. See رسوت rasaut.

رقاب ṛiḳāb A s. (plur. of رقبة) Necks, slaves, servants.