Ra, Re, , Râ, Ṟ�, Ṟe, Ṟ�: 25 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarRa (�).�(l) the consonant � (ra), generally cited as रे� (repha); the vowel � (a) is added to र् (r) for facility of utterance: cf. T. Pr.' I.21 ; (2) short term (प्रत्याहृा� (ٲṛा)) for र् (r) and ल् (l); cf. उरण् रपरः (ura� rapa�), P. I. 1.51: (3) krt affix � (ra) applied to the roots नम�, कम्प� (nam, kamp) etc. in the sense of agent who is habituated to, or expert in the action expressed by the root; e. g, नम्र�, कम्प्र� (Բ�, 첹�); cf. नमिकम्पिस्म्यजसक�-हिंसदीपो रः (namikampismyajasakama-hiṃsadīpo �) P. III. 2. 167; (4) tad. affix � (ra) as a Caturarthika affix applied to the words headed by अश्मन्� (ś�) e. g. अश्मरः (ś�); cf. वुञ्छण� (ñ�) P. IV. 2. 80; (5) tad affix � (ra) in the sense of possession affixed to the words ऊष, सुषि, मुष्�, मध� (ūṣa, ṣi, ṣk, madhu), and तमस् (tamas) with � (a) of तमस् (tamas) changed to �; e. g. ऊषरम�, सुषिरम�, मधुर�, तमिस्राः (ūṣa, ṣiram, ܰ�, ٲ�) cf. Kas on. P.V. 2.107 and 114: (6) tad. affix � (ra) in the sense of diminution affixed to the words कुटी, शमी (ṭ�, śī) and शुण्डा� (śṇḍ�) e.g. कुटीरः, शमी�, शुण्डारः (ṭīḥ, śīra, śṇḍ�); cf. Kas. on P. V. 3. 88: (7) tad. affix रक� (rak) which see below; (8) krt affix रक� (rak) which see below; (9) a term for द्विगुसमास (屹ܲ) in the Jainendra Vyakarana.
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Re (रे).�(रेश् (ś)) personal ending in Vedic Literature, substituted for � (ta) of the प्रथमपुरुष (ٳܰṣa) (3rd pers.) plural in the Perfect tense; cf. लिटस्तझय� रेश् इरेच� (liṭastajhayo ś irec) P. III. 4.81.

Vyakarana (व्याकर�, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaRa (�).—The letter ra means fire, strength, Indra. (Agni Puṇa, Chapter 348),

The Purana (पुरा�, puṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary.�(LP), abbreviation of japutra, uta, etc. Note: is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Ra in Arabic is the name of a plant defined with Aerva javanica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Illecebrum javanicum (Burm.f.) Merr. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Philippine Journal of Science (1921)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1819)
· Flora Indica (1768)
· The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts (1756)
· Annales du muséum national d’histoire naturelle (1803)
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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryra (�).—The twenty-seventh consonant. It corresponds with R.
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ra (�).—f (The initial letter of ḍaṇĸ To cry.) Crying, piping, blubbering. v kara. racā pāḍ� or racē� gāṇēṃ or ra karaṇēṃ -gāṇēṃ -vācaṇēṃ -lāvaṇēṃ- sāṅgaṇēṃ-māṇḍaṇēṃ To wail and howl exceedingly: also to cry and pipe about childishly: also to exhibit cowardliness or weakness: also to piddle and poke; to dawdle and drag along lifelessly.
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rē (रे).—ind A particle of calling or addressing (a male); corresponding with Oh you! You fellow! Sirrah!
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English (रा).�f -
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(रा).—or-
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ra (�).—The twenty-seventh consonant. f Crying. racā pāḍ� vācaṇēṃ To cry childishly.
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rē (रे).�ind A particle of calling (a male); Oh you!
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRa (�).�
1) Milk; हंसो हि क्षीरमादत्ते तन्मिश्र� वर्जयत्यपः (haṃso hi ṣīrmādatte tanmiś varjayatyapa�) Ś.6.28.
2) The milky juice or sap of trees, exudation; resin; ये तत्क्षीरस्रुतिसुरभय� दक्षिणेन प्रवृत्ताः (ye tatṣīrsrutisurabhayo dakṣiṇena pravṛttā�) Meghadūta 19; Kumārasambhava 1.9.
3) Water; तिर्यग्वाहाश्च क्षीरिणः (tiryagvāhāśca kṣīriṇa�) m.2.15.6.
-� See क्षीरस्वामिन� (ṣīr峾); क्षीराभिधाच्छब्दविद्योपाध्यायात्संभृतश्रुत� (kṣībhidhācchabdavidyopādhyāyātsaṃbhṛtaśruta�) j. T.4. 489.
- -ī Name of several plants containing a milky sap.
-ī A dish prepared with milk (Mar. ī).
Derivable forms: ram (रम�).
See also (synonyms): ṣīr.
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Ra (�).�1 Fire.
2) Heat.
3) Love, desire.
4) Speed.
5) (In prosody) A syllabic foot (ṇa) consisting of a short syllable between two long syllables.
6) The number 'forty'.
- 1 Giving.
2) Gold.
3) Amorous play.
-ī Going motion.
-ram Brightness, lustre.
Derivable forms: � (रः).
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Ra (�).�1 Ā. (ramate, but Paras. when preceded by vi, ā, pari and upa; reme, araṃsta, araṃsīt P. raṃsyate, rantum, rata)
1) To be pleased or delighted, rejoice, be gratified; रहसि रमते (rahasi ramate) Māl 3.2; Manusmṛti 2.223; Uttaramacarita 2.18.
2) To rejoice at, be pleased with, take delight in, be fond of (with instr. or loc.); लोलापाङ्गैर्यद� � रमसे लोचनैर्बञ्चितोऽस� (lolāpāṅgairyadi na ramase locanairbañcito'si) Me. 27; व्यजेष्ट षड्वर्गमरंस्� नीतौ (vyajeṣṭa ṣaḍvargamaraṃsta nītau) Bhaṭṭikāvya 1.2.
3) To play, sport, dally, amuse oneself with; राजप्रियाः कैरविण्य� रमन्ते मधुपैः सह (japriyā� kairaviṇyo ramante madhupai� saha) Bv.1.126 (where the next meaning is also hinted); Bhaṭṭikāvya 6.15,67; रंरम्यते (Ṽ۲ⲹٱ) (atiśayena ramate) सर�- नागरिक� नाम्ना श्रीबिह्लणेन कविन� क्षितिपालपुत्री (sarasa- nāgarikaṇa nāmnā śībihlaṇena kavinā kṣitipālaputī) Bil. Ch.48.
4) To have sexual intercourse with; सा तत्पुत्रेण सह रमते (sā tatputreṇa saha ramate) H.3; विशङ्कमाना रमित� कयाप� जनार्दनम� (viśaṅkamānā ramita� kayāpi janārdanam) Gītagovinda 7.
6) To remain, stay, pause.
6) To take rest, remain quiet.
7) To gladden, delight. -Caus. (ramayati-te) To please, delight, satisfy. -Desid. (ṃsٱ) To wish to sport &c.; Śiśupālavadha 15.18.
Derivable forms: ram (रम�).
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(रा).�2 P. (ti, ta) To give, grant, bestow; वय� ते अद्य ररिम� हि कामम� (vaya� te adya rarimā hi kāmam) ṻ岹 3.14.5; � रातु वो दुश्च्यवनो भावुकाना� परंपराम् (sa tu vo duścyavano bhāvukānā� paraṃpam) K. P.7; Bhāgavata 8.3.19.
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Re (रे).�ind. A vocative particle; रे रे शंकरगृहाधिवासिनो जानपदा� (re re śaṃkaragṛhādhivāsino jānapadā�) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 3; रे रे चातक सावधानमनसा मित्� क्षण� श्रूयताम� (re re cātaka sāvadhānamanasā mitra kṣaṇa� śrūyatām) Bh.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRa (�).—The twenty-seventh consonant of the Nagari Alphabet, corresponding to the letter R.
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Ra (�).—m.
(-�) 1. Fire or Agni. 2. Heat, warmth. 3. Burning, scorching. 4. Love, desire. 5. Speed. f.
(-) 1. Giving. 2. Gold. f. (-ī) Going, moving. E. to give, or ram to play, &c., aff. ḍa .
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(रा).—r. 2nd. cl. (ti) 1. To get, to gain, to receive. 2. To give.
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Re (रे).—A vocative particle, but expressive of contempt or disrespect.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary(रा).—ii. 2, [Parasmaipada.] (in the ved. also [Ātmanepada.]), To give, [Bhāgavata-Puṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 27, 25. Ptcple. of the pf. pass. ta. Comp. Kirti-, and ṛt-, m. a proper name, [māyaṇa] 1, 71, 11.
� Cf. ved. tam astu with [Latin] ratum esto and reop.
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Re (रे).—A vocative particle, implying contempt or woe, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] 81, 21; [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 1, 68.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRa (�).�(—�) possessing, having.
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(रा).�1. ti te [participle] ta (q.v.) give, grant, bestow.
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(रा).�2. (—�) giving, bestowing.
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(रा).�3. yati bark, bark at.
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(रा).�4. v. rai.
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Re (रे).—interj. of address.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ra (�):�1. ra the 2nd semivowel (corresponding to the vowels � and �, and having the sound of r in ring).
2) 2. ra (in prosody) a cretic (¯ ˘ ¯), [Piṅgala Scholiast, i.e. halāyudha]
3) 3. ra mfn. (�) acquiring, possessing, [Naiṣadha-carita]
4) giving, effecting, [Śiśupāla-vadha]
5) m. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) fire, heat
6) love, desire
7) speed
8) (रा):—[from ra] a f. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) amorous play (= vibhrama)
9) [v.s. ...] giving
10) [v.s. ...] gold
11) Ra (�):�n. brightness, splendour (used in explaining an etymology), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
12) (रा):�1. or s [class] 2. [Parasmaipada] ([Dhātupāṭha xxiv, 49]) ti ([Vedic or Veda] also [Ātmanepada] te; [imperative] riīhi, rasva, raridhvam; p. raṇa; 3. sg. rarate and sate; [perfect tense] rarima, rare; [Aorist] asma [subjunctive] tat etc. [Potential] sīya; [Classical] forms are only pr. ti; [future] tā, [Bhāgavata-puṇa]; syati, [Vopadeva, and] [infinitive mood] tave, [Bhāgavata-puṇa]), to grant, give, bestow, impart, yield, surrender, [Ṛg-veda]; etc.
13) [from s] 2. (ifc.) granting, bestowing, [Bhāgavata-puṇa]
14) [v.s. ...] 3. f. See 3. rai.
15) 4. See under 3. ra.
16) Re (रे):�ind. a vocative particle (generally used contemptuously or to express disrespect; often doubled), [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ra (�):�r. The 27th letter of the alphabet, and second of the liquids.
2) (�) 1. m. Fire, heat; love; speed. f. () Giving; gold. ī Going.
3) (रा):�(la) ti 2. a. To get; to give.
4) Re (रे):�interj. Particle expressing contempt or disrespect.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Ra (�) [Also spelled r]:�—the second amongst the series [ya, ra, la, va] of the Devnagri: alphabet, (traditionally) designated as semi-vowels—[ṃt:ٳ;]; see [ya raṃka].
2) (रा):�—a genitive suffix used in the first and second person pronouns (as [tuṃhā/hamā]).
3) Re (रे):�(ind) a vocative particle used out of indifference, contempt or disrespect ([kyo� re] !); (nm) the second note in the Indian musical scale; a genetive suffix (see []).
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary(रा) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Rai.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRa (�):—[noun] (gen. pronounced with the vowel '�') the forty first letter of Kannaḍa alphabet and the twenty seventh consonant.
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Ra (�):�
1) [noun] (math.) a symbol for the number two.
2) [noun] (pros.) a metrical foot consisting of one long followed by a short and a long syllabic instants(-u-); amphimacer.
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Ṟa (�):—[noun] (gen. pronounced with the vowel '�') the forty ninth letter of Kannaḍa alphabet and the thirty fifth consonant.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconRa (�) . The compound of ர் [r] and �. [a.]
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(ரா) . The compound of ர் [r] and �. [a.]
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(ரா) noun Night; இராத்திர�. [irathiri.] (நாமத௶பநிகண்டு [namathipanigandu] 553.)
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Re (ரெ) . The compound of ர் [r] and �. [e.]
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Rē (ரே) . The compound of ர் [r] and �. [e.]
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Ṟa (�) . The compound of ற் [r] and �. [a.]
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Ṟ� (றா) . The compound of ற் [r] and �. [a.]
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Ṟe (றெ) . The compound of ற் [r] and �. [e.]
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Ṟ� (றே) . The compound of ற் [r] and �. [e.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Ra (�):—n. the twenty-seventh consonant of the Devanagari syllabary with the sound /r/; the adopted phonetic symbol for � [ra ] in this dictionary is /rə/ and /ra/;
2) Ra (�):—conj. 1. and; as well as; 2. therefore; adv. thereafter; also;
3) Ra (�):—adv. thereafter; also;
4) Re (रे):—particle. used at the end of a phrase or sentence when information is second hand or reported;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary1) ra (�) [(pu) (ပ�)]�
[+a.�+a.]
[ရ�+အ။ ရ�+အ။]
2) ra (�)�
3) ra (�)�
4) ra (�) [(na) (�)]�
[+a]
ရ�+အ]
5) ra (�) [(na) (�)]�
[ramu+kvi]
ရę�+ံွĭ]
6) ra (�) [(pu,na) (ပု၊�)]�
[+a]
ရ�+အ]
7) ra (�)�
8) ra (�)�
9) ra (�)�
10) ra (�)�
11) ra (�)�
12) ra (�)�
13) ra (�)�
14) ra (�)�
15) re (ရ�) [(bya) (ဗ�)]�
[�1139.sambodhana (ālapana) viseso.kappadduma.re-sa�,p,addhamāgadhī.]
[ဓာန်။၁၁၃၉� သမ္ဗောဓ� (အာလပ�) ဝိသေသော။ ကပ္ပဒ္ဒုမ။ ရ�-သံ၊ ပြာ၊ အဒ္ဓမာဂဓီ။]
16) (ရ�) [(thī,pu) (ထီ၊ပ�)]�
ڰ+īپ,ٳ�145,28.]
[ရ�+အာ။ နီတိ၊ဓာတု။၁၄၅၊၂ဝ၈။]

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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