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Rasa' {-°) is a dial, form of °dasa ten, and occurs in
Classic Pali only in the numerals for 13 (terasa), 15
(paijna-rasa, pannarasa), 17 (sattarasa) & 18 (ajtharasa,
late). The Prk. has gone further : see Pischel,
Prk.Gr. § 245.
Rasaka [fr. rasa, cp. Classic Sk. rasaka] a cook J v. 46b,
461. 507-
Rasati [ras] to shout, howl J 11.407 (w. U. rayati, vasati
C. expl' as " nadati ")=iv.346 (v. 1. sarati).
Raiatta (nt.) [fr. rasa] taste, sweetness SnA 299.
RasavatI (f.) [rasa + vant] "possessing flavours" i. e. a
kitchen Vin 1.140.
Ras&vin (adj. [fr. rasa] tasting VvA 85 (nibbana").
Raslyati [Pass. -Demon. -formation fr. rasa] to find taste
or satisfaction in (gen.), to delight in, to be pleased A
IV.387 (bhasitassa), 388 (C. : tussati, see p. 470).
Rasmi see ra^jsi.
Rassa (adj.) [cp. Sk. hrasva : Geiger, P.Gr. § 49*. The Prk.
forms are rahassa & hassa : Pischel § 354] short (opp.
digha) D 1.193 (digha v5 r. va majjhima ti va), 223 (in
contrast with d.) ; Sn 633 ; Dh 409 ; J 1.356 ; Dhs 617 ;
Vism 2 72 (def . ) ; DhA : v. 1 84. — Cp. ati°.
-adesa reduction of the determination (here of vowel
in ending) J 111.489. -sarira (adj.) dwarfish, stunted
J 1.356.
Bassatta (nt.) [fr. rassa] shortness, reduction (of vowel)
DhsA 149.
Rahati [rah, def* at Dhtp 339 & 632 by " caga," giving up,
also at Dhtm 490 by " cagasmir)," 876 by caga and
gata] to leave, desert : see pp. rahita & der. rahas,
rahassa.
Rahada [Vedic hrada, with diseresis & metathesis *harada
>rahada ; the other metathetic form of the same hrada
is •draha>daha] a (deep) pond, a lake D 1.50 (°r) iva
vippasannar) udanarj): S 1.169=183 (dhammo rahado
sila-tittho) ; Sn 72 1 = Miln 4 1 4 (rahado puro va pandito)
It 92 (rahado va nivato), 114 (r. sa-ummi savatfo
sagaho) ; DhA 11. 152. — As udaka° at D 1.74, 84; A
III. 25 (ubbhid-odako) ; Pug 47. — On r. in similes see
J.P.T.S. 1907, 127.
Rahas & Raho (nt.) [Vedic rahas. The Pali word is
restricted to the forms raho and raha° (=*rahalj); a
loc.
the
rahasi is mentioned by Childers, but not found in
Canon. — To rahati] lonely place, solitude, lone-
liness ; secrecy, privacy. — i . raho : occurring only
as adv. " secretly, lonely, in secret," either absolutely,
e. g. S 1.46 ; Sn 388 ; Pv 11.7" (opp. avi openly) ; iv.!**
(raho nisinna) ; Vism 201 (na raho karoti papani
arahai) tena vuccati) ; or in cpds. e. g. °gata being in
private, being alone D 1.134 (-(-patisalllna) ; Sn p. 60.
See also under patisallina ; °gania " secret convention,
secret intercourse," fig. a secret adviser J vi.369 (after
Kern, not found!); °vada secret talk M 111.230. See
also anu°. — 2. raha°, only in cpd. raha-bhava secrecy,
in def" of araihant at DA i . 1 46 = Vism 20 1 (rahabhavena
ten' esa arahan ti). See also der. raha-seyyaka. Note.
Hardy's reading yatha rahat] at Pv ii.g^ & PvA 78
is not correct, it should be yath' arahar) (cp. similarly
puj-iraha). In the same sense we would preferably kanima) ;
read agg' asan' adi-arahanai) " of those who merit the
first seat etc." at J 1.2 17. although all MSS. have aggasanadi-rahanar),
thus postulating a form raha = araha.
Rahassa (adj. nt.) [Sk. rahasya] secret, private ; nt. secrecy,
secret Mhvs 35, 64 (vatva rahassai)); instr. rahassena
(as adv.) secretly Mhvs 36, 80; ace. rahassag id. Pv
IV. i«.
-katha secret speech, whispered words J 1.411 ; 11.6.
25 Raga
I moha°),
Rahassaka (adj.) [fr. rahassa] secret Miln 91 (guyhai) na
katabbai) na rahassakai)).
Rahayati [Denom. fr. rahas ; not corresponding to Sk.
rahayati, C. of rahati to cause to leave] to be lonely, to
wish to be alone M 11. 119.
Rahita [pp. of rah] i. lonely, forsaken Th 2, 373 (gantum
icchasi rahitai) bhiijsanakat) mahavanar)). — 2. de-
prived of, without (-°) J III. 369 (buddhiya rahita
satta); DA 1.36 (avaijna") ; PvA
63 (bhoga°), 67
(acara°), 77 (gandha°). Note, samantarahita is to be
divided as sam-antarahita.
RSga [cp. Sk. raga, fr. ra] : see rajati] i . colour, hne ;
colouring, dye Vin 11. 107 (anga° " rougeing " the body :
bhikkhu angaragai) karonti) ; ThA 78 ; SnA 315 (nanavidha°)
— 2 (as t. t in philosophy & ethics) excitement,
passion ; seldom by itself, mostly in comb* with
dosa, & moha, as the three fundamental blemishes of
character : passion or lust (uncontrolled excitement),
ill-will (anger) and infatuation (bewilderment) ; see dosa*
& moha ;
cp. saraga. — These three again appear in
manifold comb" with similar terms, all giving var.
shades of the " craving for existence " or " "
lust of life
(tanha etc.), or all that which is an obstacle to nibbana.
Therefore the giving up of raga is one of the steps
towards attaining the desired goal of emancipation
(vimutti). — Some of the comb" are e. g. the 3 (r. d.
m.)-(- kilesa -(- ; kodha ; very often fourfold r. d. m. with
mana, these again with ditthi : see in full Nd' 3. v. raga
(p. 237). cp. below ussada. — Of the many passages
illustrating the contrast raga>nibbina the foil, may
be mentioned : chandaraga vinodanag nibbanapadai)
accutai) Sn 1086; yo ragakkhayo (etc.): idag vuccati
amatar) S v.8 yo ragakkhayo (etc.) : idar) vuccati
;
nibbanai) S iv.251 ; ye 'dha pajahanti kamaragag
bhavararaganu-sayaflcapahaya . . . parinibbana-gata
Vv 53" ; kusalo jahati papakar) . . . raga dosa-mohakkhaya
parinibbuto Ud 85. — Personified, Raga (v. 1.
Raga), Tanha & Arati are called the " daughters
of Mara" '(Maradhita): Sn 835; DhA in. 199; Nd'
,81. — For further detail of meaning & application
see e. g. — (i) with dosa & moha: D 1.79, 156;
III. 107, 108, 132; S 1. 184; IV.139, 195, 250, 305;
V.84, 357 sq. ; M II. 138 (rasa° the excitement of taste)
A 1.52, 156 sq., 230 sq. ; 11.256; ill. 169, 451 sq. ;
IV.144; It 56, 57; Vism 421; VbhA 268, 269 (sa"
& vita"). — (2) in other connection : D in. 70. 74, 146,
1.75, 217, 234 (arupa°), 249 (cittag pariyadaya titthati)
in. 10; iv.72, 329;
S 11.231=271 (cittag anuddhagseti) ;
V.74 (na ragag janeti etc.); A 11.149 (tibba-raga-jatiko
ragajag dukkhag patisagvedeti) ; 111.233, 371 (kamesu
vita°); IV. 423 (dh4mma°) ; Sn 2, 74, 139, 270 = 8 1.207
( + dosa); Sn 361, 493, 764, 974, io46;Dh349 (tibbao =
bahala-raga DhA iv.68) ; Ps 1.80 sq. ; n.37 (rupa"), 95
(id.); Vbh 145 sq. ( = taijha), 368 ( = kiflcana), 390;
Tikp 155, 167; DA 1.116. — Opp. viraga.
-aggi the fire of passion D 111.217; S iv.19; It 92 (r.
dahati macce ratte kamesu mucchite ; -l-dosaggi &
mohaggi); J
1.6 1 (°imhi nibbute nibbutag nama hoti).
-Anusaya latent bias of passion (for = dat.) S iv.205 (the
3 anusayas ; raga°, patigha°, avijja°) ; It 80 (yo subhaya
dhatuya rago so paduyati). -ussada conceit of
lust, one of the 7 ussadas (r. d. m., mana, ditthi, kilesa,
Nd' 72. -kkhaya the decay (waning) of p.
S 111.51, 160: IV. 142. 250, 261: v.8, 16, 25; VbhA
51 sq. -carita one whose habit is passion, of passionate
behaviour Miln 92 Vism 105 sq. (in det.), ; 114 (H-dosa",
193 ; KhA 54 (colour of the blood of his heart,
cp. Vism 409) -t^hiniya founded on passion A 1.264 ;
AA 32. -patha way of lust, lustfulness, passion, sensuality
S IV. 70 ; Sn 370, 476 (with expl" " rago pi hi
duggatinag pathatta ragapatho ti vuccati " SnA 4 10).
-rati passionate or lustful delight DhA in. 112 ; -ratta