رقم raḳam A (a. raḳm, from رقم Heb. To mark, to embroider) 1. s. f. A mark, sign, writing, hand-writing, character. 2. A mode of arith- metical notation, chiefly taken from the initials of the Arabic words denoting the numbers. 3. One character in the notation above described. 4. Arithmetick. 5. Manner, kind, method, sort, article (of goods). 6. A royal edict. 7. An embroidered ornamented garment. رقم کرنا ra- ḳam karnā, To mark down, to write. رقم هونا raḳam honā, To be written.

راجپوت rāj-pūt राजपुत्र S̱. s. m. 1. A de- scendant of a rājā. 2. The name of a tribe. S̱. P. راجپوتانه rājpūt-āna, adj. Like or belonging to the rājpūts. The province of Ajmeer is so termed.

رجب rajab A s. m. The seventh month of the Muhammadan year. It is also called رجب المرجب.

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

رستا rastā P. s. m. Road. See رسته rasta. P. رستخيز 1. rastaḵẖez, s. m. The last day, the day of judgment, the resurrection. 2. rustaḵẖez, part. act. Newly sprung up.

رهوار rah-wār P s. m. See راهوار under راه rāh. H. S. رهواس rah-wās (dakh.) 1. s. f. m. Residence, abode. 2. adj. Inhabitant.

رخت raḵẖt P s. m. Goods and chattels, pro- perty, apparatus, furniture, apparel. رخت باندهنا raḵẖt bāndhnā, To pack up, to depart.

ريڙه rīṛh H s. f. The backbone.

روسيـﮩ‍ي rū-siyah-ī P s. f. Blackness of face; dis- grace, dishonour. See روسياهي under رو rū.

رنڐسالا ranḍ-sālā S̱. (from रंडा) s. m. Widowʼs dress, widowʼs weeds.