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Rajo 20 Rana
Eajo (rajas) & Raja (nt.) [raj, see rajati & raajati. Vedic
rajajj meaning : (a) space, as region of mist & cloud,
similar to antarik|a, (b) a kind of (shiny) metal (op.
rajata); see Zimmer, AUind. Leben 55]. A Forms.
Both rajo & rajai) occur as noun & ace. sg., e. g. rajo
at D II. 19; Sn 207, 334; Dhs 617; rajag at Sn 275;
It 83; once (in verse) rajo occurs as m, viz. Sn 662.
The other cases are formed from the a-stem only, e. g.
rajassa Sn 406; pi. rajani Sn 5:7. 974. In comp» we
find both forms, viz. (i) rajas either in visarga form
rajah, as (a) rajo-, (b) raja- and (c) raja- (stressed), or
in s-form (d) rajas-; (2) raja-, appearing apostrophied
as (e) raj-. B Meanings, (i) (lit.) dust, dirt; usually
wet, staining dust D 11.19 (tipa+ ) ; Sn 662 = PvA 116
(sukhumo rajo pativitag khitto) ; It 83; Dhs 617
(dhiimo+). adj. raja° : in sa° & a." vata Vin n.209;
Vism 31. The meaning " pollen " [Sk. raja, m.] may
be seen in " raja-missakai) rasar) " at DhA 1.375. —
2. (fig.) stain, dirt, defile gent, impurity. Thus taken
conventionally by the P. commentators as the 3-fold
blemish of man's character :
Ndi 505; SnA 255; DhA 111.485 ;
raga, dosa, moha, e. g.
or as kilesa-raja at
SnA 479. — Sn 207 (niketa jayate rajo), 334, 665 (rajag
akirasi, metaph.), 974 (paftca rajani loke, viz. the excitement
caused by the 5 bahirani ayatanani Nd^ 505.
Also in stanza rago rajo na ca pana renu vuccati (with
dosa & moha the same) Nd' 505 = Nd' 590 (slightly
diff.) = J i.ii7 = Vism 388, cp. Divy 491 with interesting
variation. — adj. raja° in two phrases apagata° VvA
236 & vigata" Ndi 505 «# free from defilement. — On
raja in similes see J.P.T.S. 1907. 126. Cp. vi°. ^C.
Compounds, (a) rajo-: "jalla dust and (wet) dirt, muddy
dirt D n.i8 ;
111.70 ; J iv.322 ; v.241 ; Miln 1,33, 195,
Vin
248, 291. -jallika living in dirty mud,
258, 410 ; SnA
designation of a class of ascetics M 1.281 ; J 1.390.
-dhatu " dust -element " (doubtful trsl») D 1.54, which
DA 1.163 expl"' as " raja-okiijija-tthanani," i. e. dusty
places. Dial. trsl. " places where dust accumulates,"
Franke, Digha p. 57 as " Staubiges " but rightly sees a
deeper, speculative meaning in the expression (Sankhya
doctrine of rajas ?). -mala dust & dirt
J 1.24.
-vajalla [this expression is difficult to explain. It may
simply be a condensed phrase rajo 'va jalla, or a redupl.
cpd. rajo-t-avajalla, which was spelt raj-ovajalla for
ava° because of rajo, or represents a contamination of
raj-avajalla and raj-ojalla, or it is a metric diaeresis of
rajo-jalla] dust and dirt Dh 141 ( = kaddama-limpan'
akarena sarire sannicita-rajo DhA 111.77). -harana
dirt -taking, cleaning ; wet rag, floor-cloth, duster Vin
IV.376; J I.I 17; DhA 1.245. — (b) raja-:
-va^^hana indulgence in or
11.291 ; A
-renu dirt and dust J iv.362 ;
increase of defilement Th 2, 343 (" fleshly lusts " trsl.)
ThA 240 ( = raga-raj' adi-sar)vaddhana). — (c) raja-:
°patha dusty place, dustiness, dust-hole D 1.62, 250 ; S
II. 2 19; DA 1. 180 (here taken metaphorically: raga-raj'
adinai] utthana-Uhanar)). — (d) rajas-: °sira with dusty
head Sn98o ; J iv.184, 362, 371. Seepankadanta. — (e)
raj-: -°agga a heap of dust, dirt J v. 187 ( = raja-
kkhandha C.) ;
fig. = kilesa Pug 65. 68 (here perhaps nt.
of a distorted rajakkha ? So Kern, Toev. s. v.). -°upavahana
taking away the dust (or dirt) Sn 391, 392.
Bajja (nt.) [Sk. rajya, fr. raj] kingship, royalty, kingdom,
empire; reign, throne; (fig.) sovereignty A 111.300 (°r)
kareti); Sn 114, 553 (°r) kareti to reign); (ekarattena tipi rajjani
J 1.57; 64
atikkamma ; 3 kingdoms)
III. 170 (°r) amaccanai) niyyadetva), 199 (dukkhaseyyai)
api rajjar) pi karaye) ; iv.96, 105, 393 (nava rajja
new kingship, newly (or lately) crowned king) ; VI.4
(rajjato me sussitva mara^am eva seyyo : death
by
withering is better than kingship); VvA 314 (=J 1.64
as above) ; PvA 73 sq. ; Mhvs 10, 52 (raja rajjar) aka-
rayi). —cakkavatti° rule of a universal king DhA
111.191 ; deva° reign amongst gods KhA 227; padesa°
local sovereignty It 15 ; Kh viii.12 (cp. KhA 227).
-siri-diyika (devata) (goddess) giving success to the
empire DhA II. 1 7. -sima border of the empire Vism 121.
Rajjati [cp. Sk. rajyati, raj or raaj, Med. of rajati] to be
excited, attached to (loc), to find pleasure in S iv.74
(na so rajjati rupesu ; .= viratta-citta) ; Sn 160, 813
(contrasted with virajjati) ; Ps 1.58, 77 sq., 130, 178;
Nd' 138; Miln 386 (rajjasi rajaniyesu etc.: in comb»
with dosa & moha or derivations, representing raga or
lobha, cp. lobhaniya); VbhA 11. — ppr. rajjamana
PvA 3; Pot. rajjeyya Miln 280 (kampeyya-(- ) grd.
;
rajjitabba Miln 386 (rajaniyesu r. ; with dussaniyesu
and muyhanlyesu ; followed by kampitabba) ; fut.
rajjissati DhsA 194; aor. araftji Vin 1.36 = J 1.83 (na
yitthe na hute araftjii)). — pp. ratta.
Rajjana (nt.) [fr. rajjati] defilement DA 1.195. Cp.
muyhana.
Rajja (f.) [Vedic rajju, cp. Lat. restis rope, Lith. reigis
wicker, basket] a cord, line, rope S 11. 128; Vin 11. 120,
148 (avinchana") ; Nd' 304 ; J 1.464, 483 (fisherman's
line); v.173; Mhvs 10, 61; DhA iv.54; VbhA 163;
KhA 57; VvA 207; Sdhp 148, 153.
-kara rope-maker Miln 331. -gahaka " rope-holder,"
(king's) land-surveyor J ii.367 = DhA iv.88 (see Fick,
Sociale Gliederung 97).
Rajjuka [rajju -t-ka] i. a rope, line J 1.164 (bandhana°) ;
ThA 257. —•2.=rajjugahaka, king's land surveyor
Rafijati [raflj = raj: see rajati & rajjati — Dhtp 66 &
398 defines raflja = rage] i. to colour, dye J 1.220.
2. ( = rajjati) to find delight in, to be excited Sn 424
(ettha me r. mano ; v. 1. BB rajjati). — Caus. rafijeti to
delight or make glad D 111.93 (in etym. of raja (q. v.). L
— pp. raiijita. — Caus. II. rafijapeti to cause to be B
'
coloured or dyed DhA iv.106 (v. 1. raj").
Rafijana (nt.) [fr. rafijati] delighting, finding pleasure, j.
excitement DhsA 363 (rafijan' atthena rago ; v. 1.
rajano° ; perhaps better to be read rajjana"). r
Rafijita [pp. of raajeti] coloured, soiled, in raja° affected
with stain, defiled J i.i 17. — See also anu° & pari°.
Ratati [raj; Dhtp 86 :
(at), scold, revile : not
" paribhasane "] to yeU, cry; shout
found in the texts.
Rattha (nt.) [Vedic raffs'] reign, kingdom, empire; II
country, realm Sn 46 (expl'' at Nd' 536 as " ratthafi ca 1
janapadaa ca kotth&gSJ'aii ca . . . nagarafi ca "), 287,
IV.389 (°g arattfiai) karoti) ; PvA 19 (°g
444, 619; J
kareti to reign, govern). Pabbata" mountain -kingdom
SnA 26 ; Magadha° the kingdom of Magadha PvA 67.
-pin^a the country's alms-food (°i) bhudjati) Dh 308
(saddhaya dinnag); A 1. 10; S 11.221 ; M 111.127; Th 2,
1 10 ; It 43, 90. -vasin inhabitant of the realm, subject
DhA III.48 1.
Ratthaka (adj.) [Sk. ra^traka] belonging to the kingdom,
royal, sovereign J iv.91 (senavahana). — Cp. ratthik*-
Ratthavant (adj.) [ratfha-l-vant] possessing a kingdom or
kingship Pv 11. 6'' (°nto khattiya).
Ratthika one
belonging to
[fr. rattha, cp. Sk. ra§trika] i .
a kingdom, subject in general, inhabitant J 11.241 (brihmaija-gahapati-r.-dovarik'
adayo). — 2. an official of
the kingdom [cp. Sk. ra?triya a pretender ; also king's
brother-in-law] A 111.76=300 (r. pettanika senaya
senapatika).
,
Rapa [Vedic raija, both "enjoyment," and" battle." The
Dhtp (115) only knows of rap as a sound-base saddattha
( = Sk. ran' to tinkle)] i. fight, battle; only in
Th 2, 360 (raoar) karitva kimanai)) : see discussed