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rāmaरामmf(A/)n. (prob. ‘causing rest’, and in most meanings fr. √ ram) dark, dark-coloured, black (cf. rātri), [AV.]; [TĀr.] (rāmaḥ śakuniḥ. a black bird, crow, [KāṭhGṛ.]; [Viṣṇ.])
white (?), [L.]
pleasing, pleasant, charming, lovely, beautiful, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
m. a kind of deer, [Car.]
a horse, [L.]
a lover, [VarBṛS.]
pleasure, joy, delight, [BhP.]
N. of Varuṇa, [L.]
N. of various mythical personages (in Veda two Rāmas are mentioned with the patr. Mārgaveya and Aupatasvini; another R°s with the patr. Jāmadagnya [cf. below] is the supposed author of [RV. x, 110]; in later times three R°s are celebrated, viz. 1. Paraśu-rāma [q.v.], who forms the 6th Avatāra of Viṣṇu and is sometimes called Jāmadagnya, as son of the sage Jamad-agni by Reṇukā, and sometimes Bhārgava, as descended from Bhṛgu; 2. Rāma-candra [see below]; 3. Bala-rāma [q.v.], ‘the strong Rāma’, also called Halāyudha and regarded as elder brother of Kṛṣṇa [[RTL. 112]] accord. to Jainas a Rāma is enumerated among the 9 white Balas; and in [VP.] a R°s is mentioned among the 7 Ṛṣis of the 8th Manv-antara), [RV.] &c. &c. N. of a king of Malla-pura, [Cat.]
of a king of Śṛṅga-vera and patron of Nāgeśa, [ib.]
of various authors and teachers (also with ācārya, upādhyāya, kavi, cakra-vartin, jyotir-vid, jyautiṣaka, tarka-vāg-īśa, dīkṣita, daiva-jña, paṇḍita, bhaṭṭa, bhaṭṭācārya, vājapeyin, śarman, śāstrin, saṃyamin, sūri &c.), [Cat.]
N. of the number ‘three’ (on account of the 3 Rāmas), [Hcat.] (rāmasya iṣuḥ, a kind of cane = rāmakaṇḍa, [L.])
pl. N. of a people, [VP.]
n. id., [ib.]
the leaf of Laurus Cassia, [L.]
Chenopodium Album, [L.]
= kuṣṭha, [L.]
rāmaṇāरामणाf. N. of an Apsaras, [R.] (v.l. vāmanā).
rāmaṇaरामणm. Diospyros Embryopteris, [L.] (v.l. ramaṇa)
a tree resembling the Melia Bukayun, [L.]
rāmaṇiरामणिm. patr. [Pravar.]
rāmaṭhīरामठीf. the resin of Gardenia Gummifera, [L.]
rāmaṭhaरामठm. n. Asa Foetida, [L.]
m. Alangium Hexapetalum, [L.]
m. pl. N. of a people, [MBh.]
rāmajaरामजrāma—ja m. N. of a man, [Rājat.]
rāmakaरामकmfn. (fr. Caus. of √ ram) delighting, gratifying, [Pāṇ. vii, 3, 34]
= ramaka, enjoying one's self, playing, sporting, [Vop.]
m. a partic. form of a temple, [Hcat.]
a partic. mixed caste, [Vas.] (either ‘a Vaidehaka who sews and dyes clothes’, or ‘a Māgadha who lives as a messenger’, [L.])
N. of Rāma Rāghava, [AgP.]
of a mountain, [MBh.]
rāmalaरामलm. N. of a man, [Rājat.]
rāmaṛṣiरामऋषिrāma—ṛṣi See rāma-rṣi.
rāmajitरामजित्rāma—jit m. N. of an author, [Cat.]
rāmakṛtरामकृत्rāma—kṛt m. (in music) N. of a Rāga, [Saṃgīt.]
rāmakrīरामक्रीrāma—krī f. (in music) N. of a Rāga, [Saṃgīt.]
rāmarṣiरामर्षिrāma—rṣi m. N. of a Scholiast (also called -ṛṣi), [ib.]
rāmatvaरामत्वrāma—tva n. the being Rāma, [Hariv.]; [R.]
rāmadharaरामधरrāma—dhara m. N. of a man, [Vās., Introd.]
rāmaśaraरामशरrāma—śara m. a kind of sugar-cane, [L.]
rāmaśeṣaरामशेषrāma—śeṣa m. N. of an author, [Cat.]
rāmabāṇaरामबाणrāma—bāṇa m. a species of cane, [L.]
a partic. medicinal preparation, [Bhpr.]
rāmacaraरामचरrāma—cara m. N. of Bala-rāma, [L.]
rāmadāsaरामदासrāma—dāsa m. N. of a minister of Akbar, [Cat.]
of the father of Dharma-gupta, [ib.]
of the son of Ratnākara (father of Mahī-dhara; he is also called Rāma-bhakta), [ib.]
of another man, [ib.]
(also with miśra and dikṣita) of various authors, [ib.]
rāmadūtīरामदूतीrāma—dūtī f. a kind of basil, [L.]
rāmadūtaरामदूतrāma—dūta m. ‘R°s's messenger’, N. of Hanumat, [L.]
a monkey, [L.]
rāmadayāरामदयाrāma—dayā f. N. of wk. on Bhakti.
rāmadevaरामदेवrāma—deva m. N. of R°s Dāśarathi, [RāmatUp.]
(also with miśra and ciraṃ-jīva) N. of various authors and other men, [Cat.]
rāmagītāरामगीताrāma—gītā f. N. of a ch. of the Adhyātma-rāmāyaṇa (in which spiritual knowledge is shown to be better than ritualistic observances; also pl.)
of a ch. of the [SkandaP.]
rāmagiriरामगिरिrāma—giri m. ‘R°s's mountain’, N. of sev. mountains (esp. accord. to some, of Citra-kūṭa in Bundelkhand and of another hill near Nagpore, now called Ramtek), [Megh.]; [VP.]
rāmahariरामहरिrāma—hari m. N. of an author, [Cat.]
rāmakīrīरामकीरीrāma—kīrī See -kirī.
rāmakathāरामकथाrāma—kathā f. N. of wk. (also °thāmṛta n. and °thā-saṃgraha, m.)
rāmakarīरामकरीrāma—karī f. (in music) N. of a Rāgiṇī, [W.] (prob. w.r. for -kirī, q.v.)
rāmakelīरामकेलीrāma—kelī f. (in music) N. of a Rāgiṇī, [Saṃgīt.]
rāmakirīरामकिरीrāma—kirī f. (in music) N. of a Rāgiṇī, [Saṃgīt.] (also written -kīrī or -karī).
rāmalīlāरामलीलाrāma—līlā f. N. of the dramatic representation of Sitā's abduction by Rāvaṇa and her recovery by R° (performed at the annual festival which takes place in Northern India in the beginning of October and corresponds to the Durgā-pūjā of Bengal), [IW. 365 n. 1]
rāmalekhāरामलेखाrāma—lekhā f. N. of a princess, [Rājat.]
rāmamayaराममयrāma—maya m. (with śarman) N. of a Sch. on [Mṛcch.] & [Vikr.]
rāmanāthaरामनाथrāma—nātha m. ‘R's lord’, N. of R°s Dāśarathi, [W.]
(with hosalādhīśvara) of a king of Deva-giri (also called Rāma-candra), [Cat.]
of a teacher (also called Rāma-candra), [ib.]
of another man, [ib.]
(also with cakra-vartin, vidyā-vācas-pati, and siddhānta) of various authors, [ib.]
rāmanāmaरामनामrāma—nāma ‘R°s's name’ (in comp. for -nāman)
rāmanidhiरामनिधिrāma—nidhi m. (with śarman) N. of an author, [ib.]
rāmapālaरामपालrāma—pāla m. N. of a man, [Rājat.]
rāmapūgaरामपूगrāma—pūga m. Areca Triandra, [L.]
rāmapūjāरामपूजाrāma—pūjā f. worship of R°s
rāmaparaरामपरrāma—para m. n. N. of wk.
rāmapatiरामपतिrāma—pati m. N. of the father of Viṣṇu-pati, [Cat.]
of an author, [ib.]
rāmapuraरामपुरrāma—pura n. N. of a village, [L.]
rāmarājaरामराजrāma—rāja m. N. of an author, [Bhpr.]
rāmarāmaरामरामrāma—rāma m. N. of a preceptor, [Cat.]
of another man, [ib.]
(with nyāyālaṃkāra) of a Scholiast.
rāmarāsaरामरासrāma—rāsa m. N. of wk.
rāmasāhiरामसाहिrāma—sāhi m. N. of a king, [Inscr.]
rāmasakhaरामसखrāma—sakha m. ‘R°s's friend’, N. of Sugrīva, [L.]
rāmasenaरामसेनrāma—sena m. N. of the author of the Rasa-sārāmṛta, [Cat.]
rāmasetuरामसेतुrāma—setu m. ‘R°s's bridge’, the ridge of coral rocks by which Rāma crossed to Ceylon (now called Adam's bridge, cf. Rāmeśvara below), [Cat.]
N. of a poem (= setu-bandha)
rāmavāṇaरामवाणrāma—vāṇa See -bāṇa.
rāmavīṇāरामवीणाrāma—vīṇā f. ‘R°s's lute’, a kind of lute (said to be also applicable ironically to the horn blown by Bala-rāma), [L.]
rāmabhadraरामभद्रrāma—bhadra m. N. of R°s Dāśarathi, [Uttarar.]; [Kathās.]
of two kings, [Cat.]
of various authors and teachers (also with dīkṣita, bhaṭṭa, bhaṭṭācārya, miśra, yajvan, yati, sarasvatī, sārvabhauma &c.), [ib.]
rāmabhaktaरामभक्तrāma—bhakta m. a worshipper of R°s [RāmatUp.]
N. of a man (= rāmadāsa, q.v.), [Cat.]
rāmadhyānaरामध्यानrāma—dhyāna n. N. of wk.
rāmaṇyakaरामण्यकn. loveliness, beauty, [R. (B.)]
rāmaśiṣyaरामशिष्यrāma—śiṣya m. N. of an author, [Cat.]
rāmacakraरामचक्रrāma—cakra n. N. of a partic. mystical circle, [Cat.] (also read rāmāc°).
rāmadattaरामदत्तrāma—datta m. N. of a minister of Nṛ-siṃha (king of Mithilā), [Cat.]
(also with mantrin) of various authors, [ib.]
rāmadurgaरामदुर्गrāma—durga n. N. of a Stotra (attributed to Viśvāmitra).
rāmagaṅgāरामगङ्गाrāma—gaṅgā f. N. of a river, [Inscr.]
rāmagrāmaरामग्रामrāma—grāma m. N. of a kingdom, [Buddh.]
rāmahradaरामह्रदrāma—hrada m. ‘R°s's lake’, N. of a sacred bathing-place, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [BhP.]
rāmakāṇḍaरामकाण्डrāma—kāṇḍa m. a species of cane, [L.]
rāmakāntaरामकान्तrāma—kānta m. = (or w.r. for) prec. [L.]
N. of various authors (also with vācas-pati and vidyā-vāg-īśa), [Cat.]
rāmakāvyaरामकाव्यrāma—kāvya n. N. of a poem.
rāmakaṇṭhaरामकण्ठrāma—kaṇṭha m. N. of an author, [Cat.]
rāmakalpaरामकल्पrāma—kalpa m. N. of a ch. of the Agastyasaṃhitā
rāmakṛṣṇaरामकृष्णrāma—kṛṣṇa m. N. of various authors and other men (also with ācārya, dīkṣita, daiva-jña, paṇḍita, bhaṭṭa, bhaṭṭācārya, bhāva, miśra, vaidyarāja, śeṣa &c.), [Cat.]
rāmaliṅgaरामलिङ्गrāma—liṅga m. N. of two authors, [Cat.]
rāmaputraरामपुत्रrāma—putra m. patr. of Rudraka, [Lalit.]
rāmarakṣāरामरक्षाrāma—rakṣā f. N. of a Stotra (also called vajra-pañjara)
rāmarudraरामरुद्रrāma—rudra m. (with bhaṭṭa and with nyāya-vāgīśa bhaṭṭācārya) N. of two authors, [Cat.]
rāmasūktaरामसूक्तrāma—sūkta n. N. of a hymn.
rāmasarasरामसरस्rāma—saras n. N. of a sacred lake, [Cat.] (cf. -hrada).
rāmasiṃhaरामसिंहrāma—siṃha m. N. of a king (son of Jaya-siṃha), [Cat.]
rāmastutiरामस्तुतिrāma—stuti f. N. of wk.
rāmasvasṛरामस्वसृrāma—svasṛ f. = bhaginī, [L.]
rāmatīrthaरामतीर्थrāma—tīrtha n. N. of a Tīrtha, [MBh.]; [R.] &c.
rāma—tīrtha m. N. of various authors and other men (also with yati), [Cat.]
rāmayaśasरामयशस्rāma—yaśas m. N. of a man, [Cat.]
rāmabhaginīरामभगिनीrāma—bhaginī f. ‘R°s's sister’, N. of Pārvatī, [L.]
rāmaṇīyakaरामणीयकn. (fr. ramaṇīya) loveliness, charm, beauty, [Kāv.]
m. or n. N. of a Dvīpa, [MBh.]
mfn. = ramaṇīya, lovely, beautiful, pleasing, [L.]
rāmaśītalāरामशीतलाrāma—śītalā f. = ārāma-śītalā, [L.]
rāmaśarmanरामशर्मन्rāma—śarman m. N. of the author of the Uṇādi-kośa (a metrical wk. on words formed with Uṇādi suffixes), [Cat.]
rāmaśatakaरामशतकrāma—śataka n. N. of a poem.
rāmacandraरामचन्द्रrāma—candra m. ‘R°-moon’, N. of the principal Rāma called Dāśarathi, as son of Daśa-ratha, and Rāghava, as descended from Raghu (although the affix candra seems to connect him with the moon, he is not, like Kṛṣṇa and Bala-rāma, of the lunar but of the solar race of kings; he forms the 7th Avatāra of Viṣṇu and is the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa, who, to recover his faithful wife Sītā, advanced southwards, killed the demon Rāvaṇa and subjugated his followers the Rākṣasas, the poetical representatives of the barbarous aborigines of the south), [RāmatUp.] ([IW. 330]; [RTL. 110])
N. of various kings and authors &c. (also with ācārya, kavi, kṣiti-pati, cakra-vartin, daṇḍin, dīkṣīta, naimiṣa-stha or vājapeyin, nyāya-vāg-īśa, parama-haṃsa, pāṭhaka, bhaṭṭa, bhaṭṭācārya, bhārgava, bhiṣaj, miśra, yajvan, yatīśvara, vācas-pati, śāstrin, sārasvatī, siddha &c.), [Cat.]
rāmacaraṇaरामचरणrāma—caraṇa m. N. of various authors (also with tarkavāg-īśa), [Cat.]
rāmacaritaरामचरितrāma—carita n. ‘R°s's exploits’, N. of various works.
rāmadayāluरामदयालुrāma—dayālu m. N. of various authors, [Cat.]
rāmagopālaरामगोपालrāma—gopāla m. N. of authors (also with śarman), [Cat.]
rāmahṛdayaरामहृदयrāma—hṛdaya n. ‘R°'s heart’, N. of wk. on Bhakti (°yāspada n. N. of a Comm. on it)
of a ch. of the Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa (revealing the supposed mythical essence of Rāma).
rāmajātakaरामजातकrāma—jātaka n. N. of wk.
rāmajīvanaरामजीवनrāma—jīvana m. N. of a king (son of Rudra-rāya), [Kṣitīś.]
(with tarka-vāgīśa) N. of an author, [Cat.]
rāmajananīरामजननीrāma—jananī f. R°s's mother, [MW.]
rāmajanmanरामजन्मन्rāma—janman n. the birth or birthday of R°s [ib.]
rāmakāyaṇaरामकायणrāmakāyaṇá m. (wrongly printed °ná) patr. [MaitrS.]
rāmakautukaरामकौतुकrāma—kautuka n. N. of wk.
rāmakavacaरामकवचrāma—kavaca n. ‘R°s's breastplate or charm’, N. of a ch. of the Brahmayāmala-tantra.