رانڐ rānḍ रंडा S̱. s. f. 1. A widow. رانڐ کا سانڐ rānḍ kā sānḍ, Son of a widow, a spoilt child. 2. A woman.

رمق ramaḳ A s. m. The last breath, departing spirit.

روٿي रोटी roṭī S s. f. Bread.

راندهنا rāndhnā S̱. (रंधन r. रध Mature, ripen) v. a. To cook, to dress food.

راجپوتي rāj-pūt-ī S̱. (from راجپوت) s. f. Courage, prowess in war.

راه राहु rāhu S s. m. 1. Typhon, or the dragon that is supposed to devour the sun or moon during an eclipse. 2. The ascending node.

ريوند چيني rewand-i-chīnī P s. f. Rhubarb. See راوند.

رکهن rakhan रक्षण S̱. s. m. Keeping, charge, protection.

رستم rustam P n. prop. One of the twelve cham- pions of Persia. His combat with Isfandyār is famous in the east; it lasted two days: and, as the brazen body of his enemy was proof against his arrows, he at last killed him with his mace. He was son of Zāl, who was son of Sām, son of Narīmān. He was general to Kaikāʼūs, and considered by the Persians des- cended from Māmūn, son of Benjamin, son of Jacob. He overcame Afrāsiyāb, king of Tur- kistān, who was joined by the Indians and Tartars: nevertheless, he fell into disgrace with his master, principally on account of his rejecting the religion of Zoroaster; and, it was upon this occasion that he killed Kaikāʼūsʼs son Isfandyār above mentioned. He was killed by the wound of an arrow in an engagement with Bahman (or Artaxerxes Longimanus) son of Isfandyār. Hence a hero is called Rustam.

رما रमा ramā S s. f. A name of Laksh̤mī, the wife of Vish̤ṇu and goddess of prosperity.