Ras, Rs, Rash: 14 definitions
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Ras means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarRas (रस�).—Personal ending of the third pers. (प्रथमपुरुष (ٳܰṣa)) substituted for the affix झि (jhi) in the first future (लुट् (�)): cf. लुटः प्रथमस्य डारौरस� (ṭa� prathamasya ḍraurasa�) II.4.85.

Vyakarana (व्याकर�, vykaraṇa) 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.
India history and geography
: Shodhganga: A translation of Jhaverchand Meghanis non translated folk talesRas [Raas] refers to “[Raasda/ Raas] A collective circular dance or a song accompanying it�.—It is defined in the glossary attached to the study dealing with Gujarat Folk tales composed by Gujarati poet Jhaverchand Meghani (1896-1947)

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)Raas in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Oxytenanthera abyssinica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Houzeaubambus borzii (Mattei) Mattei (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1907)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1868)
· Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae � (1850)
· Boll. R. Orto Bot. Giardino Colon. (1909)
· Boll. Soc. Ort. Mutuo Soccorso. (1910)
· Taxon (1957)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Raas, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRas (रस�).—I. 1 P. (rasati, rasita)
1) To roar, yell, cry out, scream; करिव वन्य� परुष� ररास (kariva vanya� paruṣa� rarsa) R.16.78; Śśܱ 3.41.
2) To sound, make a noise, tinkle, jingle &c.; राजन्योपनिमन्त्रणा� रसति स्फीतं यशोदुन्दुभिः (rjanyopanimantraṇya rasati sphīta� yaśodundubhi�) Ve.1.25; रसता� निर्भर� नूपुराणाम् (rasat� nirbhara� nūpurṇm) Ratnvalī 1.19; रसतु रसनापि तव घनजघनमण्डल� (rasatu rasanpi tava ghanajaghanamaṇḍale) Gītagovinda 1.
3) To resound, reverberate.
4) To sing.
5) Ved. To praise. -II. 1 U. (rasayati-te, rasita)
1) To taste, relish; रसती रसना रसान� (rasatī rasan rasn) Mahbhrata (Bombay) 12.285.19; मृद्वीका रसित� (mṛdvīk rasit) Bv.4.13; Śi. 1.27; Mv.7.3.
2) To feel, perceive.
3) To love.
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Rs (रास्).�1 Ā. (ٱ) To cry, scream, yell, sound, howl.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRas (रस�).—r. 1st cl. (rasati) 1. To sound. 2. To roar, to cry. r. 10th cl. (rasayati te) 1. To taste, to relish. 2. To love, to regard.
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Rś (राश्).—[(�)rśṛ] r. 1st and 4th cl. (rśate rśyate) To sound.
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Rs (रास्).—[(�)rsṛ] r. 1st cl. (ٱ) To sound, to cry.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryRas (रस�).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] 1. To sound, [Gītagovinda. ed. Lassen.] 10, 6. 2. To roar, Mahbhrata 3, 14602. 3. To sing, [Śśܱ] 6, 70. 4. � To praise. Ptcple. of the pf. pass. rasita, Sounded. n. 1. The rattling of thunder, [Ghaṭakarpara, (ed. Cale.)] 14. 2. Sound. Cf. s.v. Frequent. , To cry loudly, [Bhaṭṭikvya, (ed. Calc.)] 5, 96.
� With the prep. anu anu, anurasita, Accompanied by howling, [Uttara Rmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 45, 2.
� With , To lament, [Nala] 1, 11. rasita, n. Cry, [Mlavikgnimitra, (ed. Tullberg.)] [distich] 41.
� With vi vi, To cry, [Bhaṭṭikvya, (ed. Calc.)] 15, 42.
� Cf. [Gothic.] razda; [Old High German.] rartjan; [Anglo-Saxon.] reordian; [Old High German.] rerjan; [Anglo-Saxon.] rarian.
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Ras (रस�).—i. 10, rasaya and ū- paya (rather a [denominative.] derived from rasa), [Parasmaipada.] 1. To taste, [Śśܱ] 10, 27. 2. � To love. Desider. ⾱ṣa, To wish to taste, [Śśܱ] 11, 11.
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Rś (राश्).—v.r. for rs.
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Rs (रास्).� (cf. ras), i. 1, [Ātmanepada.] (Mbh. 8, 1941, [Parasmaipada.]), To sound, to cry.
� Cf. rś.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRas (रस�).�1. rasati rasate [participle] rasita (q.v.) roar, howl, cry, sound.
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Ras (रस�).�2. rasati rasyati rasayati te taste, relish, feel, perceive.
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Rs (रास्).�rsati ٱ roar, howl. [Intensive] rrsyate cry aloud, lament.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ras (रस�):�1. ras (cf. �1. rs) [class] 1. [Parasmaipada] ([Dhtupṭha xvii, 63]) rasati (rarely [Ātmanepada] te; [perfect tense] rarsa �, [Mahbhrata] etc.; [Aorist] arAsIt [grammar]; [future] rasit, ṣyپ, [ib.]; [infinitive mood] rasitum, [ib.]),
—to roar, yell, cry, sound, reverberate, [Śatapatha-brhmaṇa] etc. etc.;
—to praise, [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yska iii, 14] :—[Causal] rsayati ([Aorist] ī), [grammar]:—[Desiderative] ṣaپ, [ib.] :
‰ڱԳٱԲ yate (or ti, [grammar]), to cry out loudly, scream aloud, [Bhaṭṭi-kvya]
2) 2. ras (rather [Nominal verb] [from] rasa below) [class] 10. [Parasmaipada] ([Dhtupṭha xxxv. 77]) rasayati (rarely [Ātmanepada] te [Epic] also rasati and rasyati), to taste, relish, [Śatapatha-brhmaṇa; Upaniṣad; Mahbhrata] etc.;
2) —to feel, perceive, be sensible of [Shitya-darpaṇa];
2) —to love, [Dhtupṭha] :—[Desiderative] ⾱ṣati, to desire to taste, [Śiśupla-vadha]
3) Rs (रास्):�1a or r [class] 2. [Parasmaipada] ([Dhtupṭha xxiv, 49]) rti ([Vedic or Veda] also [Ātmanepada] rte; [imperative] ī, rarsva, raridhvam; p. rarṇa; 3. sg. rarate and ٱ; [perfect tense] rarima, rare; [Aorist] arsma [subjunctive] rtat etc. [Potential] rsīya; [Classical] forms are only pr. rti; [future] rt, [Bhgavata-purṇa]; rsyati, [Vopadeva, and] [infinitive mood] rtave, [Bhgavata-purṇa]), to grant, give, bestow, impart, yield, surrender, [Ṛg-veda]; etc.
4) Rś (राश्):—[varia lectio] for �rs q.v.
5) Rs (रास्):�1b (cf. �1. ras) [class] 1. [Ātmanepada] ([Dhtupṭha xvi, 25]) ٱ ([perfect tense] rarse, [Kvya literature]; [future] rsit, rsiṣyate [grammar]; [Aorist] arsiṣṭa, [ib.]),
—to howl, cry, [Mahbhrata; Rmyaṇa] etc.:
‰ڱԳٱԲ rrsyate, to cry aloud, utter loud lamentations (only p. rryamna; [Bombay edition] vvśyamna), [Mahbhrata]
6) 2. rs See �1. r.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ras (रस�):�rasati 1. a. To sound. (ka) rasayati 10. a. To taste, relish, love.
2) Rś (राश्):�(�, ṅa) rśate 1. d. To sound. (ya, ṅa) rśyate 4. d. Idem.
3) Rs (रास्):�(ṝṅa) ٱ 1. d. To sound.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ras (रस�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Rasa.
[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) Ras in Hindi refers in English to:�(nm) juice; (aesthetic) relish; sentiment; pleasure, enjoyment; taste, flavour; ~[gulla] a typical round and spongy Bengali sweet; ~[dara] juicy, luscious; tasty, relishing; ~[grahana] appreciation; ~[jna] one who has capability to relish, blessed with aesthetic sense; who has profound understanding of poetic sentiments; a connoisseur; hence [jnata] (nf); -[bhamga] interruption/interception of aesthetic relish; ~[bhari] raspberry; ~[bhina] full of flavour, well-steeped in sentiment; [raja] the king of all sentiments; the erotic sentiment; ~[vada] pleasant/erotic talk; wrangle; taking interest in erotic talks; talkativeness; ~[vadi] one who takes interest in erotic talks/quarrels; talkative; -[virodha] discordance of [rasa; ~shastra] alchemy; ~[siddha] an expert in manifestation of [rasa]; —[ana] to enjoy, to relish; —[barasana] to cause a constant flow of (aesthetic) pleasure; -[lutana] all relish to be gone, source of pleasure to be exhausted; -[lena] to enjoy, to relish..—ras (रस) is alternatively transliterated as Rasa.
2) Ras in Hindi refers in English to:�(nm) a circular dance performance associated with the legend of Krishna and the gopis; reins (of a horse etc.); (a) favourable, befitting; ~[dhari] a performer who enacts the exploits of Krishna and represents episodes from his life on the stage; ~[mamdali] the ring of performers of [rasa; ~lila] the sport of Krishna and gopis, the enactment on the stage of the exploits of Krishna and episodes from his life; —[ana] to prove favourable/good/beneficial; —[racana] to organise a [rasa]; to have a posse of damsels around, to enjoy in the company of pretty women; —[lena] to adopt (a child)..—ras (रा�) is alternatively transliterated as Rsa.
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Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryRas is another spelling for रस [rasa].—n. 1. liquid; liquor; sap; 2. sap; juice; 3. gravy; broth; 4. essence; essential part; 5. a bodily secretion; 6. gum; exudation; 7. taste; flavor; 8. savor; relish; 9. pleasure; joy; elegance; charm; 10. Rhet. any of several tastes or sentiments characterizing a literary work; aesthetic experience; 11. semen; virile; 12. a poison; poisonous drink; 13. any mineral substance; 14. mercury; 15. crimson; 16. mutual affection; 17. relationships defined in the performing arts and later in ontological theology;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+23): Rasa, Rasabale, Rasabhasman, Rasabhedin, Rasabhediya, Rasabija, Rasabodha, Rasaburude, Rasacandra, Rasacandrika, Rasacintamani, Rasacudamani, Rasadala, Rasadali, Rasadaligabbu, Rasadaligarvu, Rasadalika, Rasadalikabbu, Rasadanda, Rasadarshana.
Full-text (+733): Viras, Analocita, Aras, Rasita, Sahasika, Rasabha, Rasa, Sahasin, Abhiras, Raaska-raas, Rasana, Dandiya Ras, Rasaka-rasa, Rasay, Huramata, Rasitri, Utavala, Cikura, Raspina, Rasavilasa.
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