raśmí m. (exceptionally f.; cf. raśanā and [Uṇ. iv, 46]) a string, rope, cord, trace, rein, bridle, leash, goad, whip (also fig. applied to the fingers), [RV.] &c. &c.
a measuring cord, [RV. viii, 25, 18]
a ray of light, beam, splendour, [RV.] &c. &c.
= anna, food, [VS. xv, 16]
= pakṣa, or pakṣman, [L.]