rātri रात्रि rā́tri f(i or I). or (older) rā́trī (prob. ‘bestower’, fr. √ rā; or ‘season of rest’, fr. √ ram) night, the darkness or stillness of night (often personified), [RV.] &c. &c. (°trau ind. or °tryām ind. at night, by night; rātrau śayanam, a festival on the 11th day of the first half of the month Āṣāḍha, regarded as the night of the gods, beginning with the summer solstice, when Viṣṇu reposes for four months on the serpent Śeṣa) = ati-rātra, [ŚBr.] = rātri-paryāya, [ib.] = rātri-sāman, [Lāṭy.] (only ) one of the 4 bodies of Brahmā, [VP.] = haridrā, turmeric, [MBh.]; [Suśr.] (with the patr. bhāradvājī) N. of the authoress of [RV. x, 127]; [Anukr.] rātrija रात्रिज rātri—ja n. ‘night-born’, a star, [L.] rātrikā रात्रिका f. night, [MW.] rātrika रात्रिक mfn. nocturnal, nightly, [Pañcad.] (ifc. after a numeral) lasting or sufficient for or completed in a certain number of nights or days (cf. eka-, dvai-, pañca-r°) rātribhṛt रात्रिभृत् rātri—bhṛt mfn. one who maintains the Dīkṣā only for a few night, [Śulbas.] rātriśeṣa रात्रिशेष rātri—śeṣa m. the remainder or last part of night, [ĀśvGṛ.] rātriśṛta रात्रिशृत rātri—śṛta mfn. cooked by night, [KātyŚr.] rātribala रात्रिबल rātri—bala m. ‘powerful by night’, a Rākṣasa, [L.] rātricāra रात्रिचार rātri—cāra m. night-roving, [Śṛṅgār.] rātricara रात्रिचर rātri—cara m. ‘night-wandering’, a thief, robber, [L.] a night-watcher, watchman, [W.] a Rākṣasa, [L.] (f(I). , [Bhaṭṭ.]) rātridviṣ रात्रिद्विष् rātri—dviṣ m. ‘night-hater’, the sun, [L.] rātrihāsa रात्रिहास rātri—hāsa m. ‘laughing i.e. opening at night’, the white lotus, [L.] rātrihuta रात्रिहुत rātri—huta n. a night sacrifice, [KātyŚr.] rātrijala रात्रिजल rātri—jala n. ‘night-water’, dew, mist, [L.] rātrikāla रात्रिकाल rātri—kāla m. night-time, [MW.] rātrikara रात्रिकर rātri—kara m. night-maker, the moon, [Inscr.] rātriloka रात्रिलोक rā́tri—loka (rā́tri-), mf(A)n. representing night, [ŚBr.] rātrimaṇi रात्रिमणि rātri—maṇi m. ‘night-jewel’, the moon, [L.] rātrimaṭa रात्रिमट rātri—m-aṭa m. = rātry-aṭa, [Vop.] rātrimaya रात्रिमय rātri—maya mf(I)n. nightly, nocturnal, [Hcat.] rātrinātha रात्रिनाथ rātri—nātha m. ‘night-lord’, the moon, [Vāstuv.] rātripūjā रात्रिपूजा rātri—pūjā f. the nocturnal worship of a deity, [W.] rātrirāga रात्रिराग rātri—rāga m. night-colour, darkness, [L.] rātritarā रात्रितरा rātri—tarā f. (compar. of rātri) the depth or dead of night, [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 17], Sch. rātritithi रात्रितिथि rātri—tithi f. a lunar night, [Sūryapr.] rātriveda रात्रिवेद rātri—veda or rātri—vedin, m. ‘night-knower’, a cock, [L.] rātriyoga रात्रियोग rātri—yoga m. night-fall, the coming on of night, [MW.] rātriṃcara रात्रिंचर rātri—ṃ-cara m. = rātri-c°, a Rākṣasa, [L.] rātriṃdivā रात्रिंदिवा rātri—ṃ-divā ind. by night and day, [Kāv.]; [Kām.] rātriṃdiva रात्रिंदिव rātri—ṃ-diva n. night and day, [Kālid.] rātricaryā रात्रिचर्या rātri—caryā f. = -cāra, [MBh.] a night ceremony, [Kathās.] rātridivam रात्रिदिवम् rātri—divam w.r. for rātriṃ-d°, [Kathās.] rātripuṣpa रात्रिपुष्प rātri—puṣpa n. ‘night-flower’, a lotus-flower which opens at night, [L.] rātrisāman रात्रिसामन् rātri—sāmán n. a Sāman belonging to the Atirātra, [ib.] rātrisūkta रात्रिसूक्त rātri—sūkta n. N. of the hymn interpolated after, [RV. x, 127]; [ŚāṅkhGṛ.] rātrivāsas रात्रिवासस् rātri—vāsas n. night-dress, [Tantras.] the garment of night i.e. darkness, obscurity, [L.] rātrivedin रात्रिवेदिन् rātri—veda or rātri—vedin, m. ‘night-knower’, a cock, [L.] rātriṣāman रात्रिषामन् rātri—ṣāman n. = -sāman, [PañcavBr.] rātribhojana रात्रिभोजन rātri—bhojana n. eating at night, [MW.] rātriṃdivam रात्रिंदिवम् rātri—ṃ-divam ind. by night and day, [Kāv.]; [Kām.] rātridevata रात्रिदेवत rātri—devata mf(A)n. having the night as a deity, [ĀśvGṛ.] rātrijāgara रात्रिजागर rātri—jāgara m. night-watching, [Ragh.] ‘night-watcher’, a dog, [L.] rātrimāraṇa रात्रिमारण rātri—māraṇa n. murder (committed) at night, [L.] rātrimmanya रात्रिम्मन्य rātri—m-manya mfn. being regarded as or appearing like night, [L.] rātrināśana रात्रिनाशन rātri—nāśana m. ‘night-destroyer’, the sun, [L.] rātrisācaya रात्रिसाचय rātri—sācayá mfn. coming together or united at night, [ib.] rātrisattra रात्रिसत्त्र rātri—sattra n. a sacrifice or ceremony at night, [ŚrS.] rātrivigama रात्रिविगम rātri—vigama m. ‘night-departure’, dawn, daylight, [L.] rātribhujaṃga रात्रिभुजंग rātri—bhujaṃga m. ‘night-lover’, the moon, [Vcar.] rātriṃdivasa रात्रिंदिवस rātri—ṃ-divasa n. night and day, [Divyāv.] rātricchandas रात्रिच्छन्दस् rātri—cchandas n. a metre employed at the Atirātra, [ŚāṅkhBr.] rātrihiṇḍaka रात्रिहिण्डक rātri—hiṇḍaka m. ‘moving about at night’, a guard of the women's apartments, [L.] rātriparyāya रात्रिपर्याय rātri—paryāya m. the three recurring ritual acts in the Atirātra ceremony, [ŚāṅkhBr.] rātrirakṣaka रात्रिरक्षक rātri—rakṣaka m. a night-watcher, watchman, [Kathās.] rātrisahasra रात्रिसहस्र rātri—sahasrá n. a thousand night, [ŚBr.] rātrivihārin रात्रिविहारिन् rātri—vihārin mfn. roaming at night, [Mālatīm.] rātrijāgaraṇa रात्रिजागरण rātri—jāgaraṇa n. night-watching, [MW.] rātrijāgarada रात्रिजागरद rātri—jāgara—da m. ‘causing night-watching’, a mosquito, [L.] rātripariśiṣṭa रात्रिपरिशिष्ट rātri—pariśiṣṭa n. = -sūkta, q.v. rātriparyuṣita रात्रिपर्युषित rātri—paryuṣita mfn. anything which has stood over-night, stale, not fresh, [Suśr.] rātripadavicāra रात्रिपदविचार rātri—pada-vicāra m. N. of wk. rātrisūktavidhāna रात्रिसूक्तविधान rātri—sūkta—vidhāna n. N. of wk. rātribhojananiṣedha रात्रिभोजननिषेध rātri—bhojana—niṣedha m. N. of wk. rātriviśleṣagāmin रात्रिविश्लेषगामिन् rātri—viśleṣa-gāmin m. ‘separating at night’, the ruddy goose (= cakravāka, q.v.), [L.] rātrilagnanirūpaṇa रात्रिलग्ननिरूपण rātri—lagna-nirūpaṇa n. N. of a treatise ascribed to Kālidāsa.