m. (fr. √ rañj; ifc. ā, or ī) the act of colouring or dyeing (cf. mūrdhaja-r°)
colour, hue, tint, dye, (esp.) red colour, redness, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
inflammation, [Car.]
any feeling or passion, (esp.) love, affection or sympathy for, vehement desire of, interest or joy or delight in (loc. or comp.), [Up.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
loveliness, beauty (esp. of voice or song), [Śak.]; [Pañcat.]
a musical note, harmony, melody (in the later system a partic. musical mode or order of sound or formula; Bharata enumerates 6, viz. bhairava, kauśika, hindola, dīpaka, śrī-rāga, and megha, each mode exciting some affection; other writers give other names; sometimes 7 or 26 Rāgas are mentioned; they are personified, and each of the 6 chief Rāgas is wedded to 5 or 6 consorts called Rāgiṇīs; their union gives rise to many other musical modes), [Bhar.]; [Saṃgīt.]; [Rājat.]; [Pañcat.] &c.
nasalization, [RPrāt.]
a partic. process in the preparation of quicksilver, [Sarvad.]
seasoning, condiment, [Car.]
a prince, king, [L.]
the sun, [L.]
the moon, [L.]