راچهـ rāchh H s. m. Apparatus.

رکاوٿ rukāwaṭ S̱. (from رکانا) s. f. Prevention, hinderance, detention, backwardness. S. رکت रक्त (r. रंज Colour, die) rakat or rakt, 1. adj. Red. 2. s. m. Blood. رکت چندن रक्ततंदन rakt-chandan, s. m. Red sandal- wood, red sanders.

رودخانه rūd-ḵẖāna P s. m. The bed of a river, a river.

رگ rag P s. f. A vein, a fibre. رگ اترنا rag utarnā, v. n. 1. To be appeased. 2. To have a rupture. رگدار rag-dār, 1. adj. Veined. 2. s. m. Cloth in which the threads are uneven, so that some appear like veins. 3. A wicked brat. رگ ريشه rag resha, s. m. 1. Every vein, veins and fibres. 2. Every thing, all. رگ زن rag-zan, s. m. A surgeon, a bleeder, a phlebotomist. رگ چڙهنا rag chaṛhnā, To be obstinate, pettish or proud. رگ گردن rag-i-gardan, Pride. رگ مرنا rag-marnā, v. n. To lose virility, to become impotent.

رکيب rakīb A (part. from رکب) s. Any thing ridden upon, placed upon: fellow-rider.

رنگت rangit H s. (dakh.) Vulture: see گدهـ giddh.

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.

ربابيا rabāb-iyā P. s. m. A player on the rabāb.

راي بانس rāʼe-bāṅs S̱. s. m. A kind of spear.

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