رتهـ रथ rath S s. f. A four-wheeled carriage (not used for baggage), a coach, chariot, car. رتهـ بان rath-bān or rathwān (रथवान्) s. m. A coachman, charioteer. رتهـ باني rath-bān-ī, s. f. Coachmanship.

رمضان ramaẓān A (from رمض To be scorched by the sun; because when the ancient name given by the Pagans was changed, this month hap- pened in the season of greatest heat. Gol.) s. m. The name of the ninth Muhammadan month, during which they who profess that re-

رقص raḳṣ A (Heb. ) s. m. 1. A dance, a ball. 2. Dancing. رقص کنان raḳṣ-kunān, part. Dancing.

رشک rashk P s. m. Malice, spite, envy, emu- lation, jealousy, grudge.

راوٿي rāwṭī H s. f. A kind of tent (without boots).

ريزي rez-ī P in compos. s. f. Pouring, scattering.

رسک रसिक rasik S adj. Witty.

رهنمون rah-namūn P part. Guiding; guide, conductor.

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.

راحم rāḥim A (part. act. of رحم or رحمت Heb. ) adj. Compassionate.