n. "coloured or dim space", the sphere of vapour or mist, region of clouds, atmosphere, air, firmament (in veda- one of the divisions of the world and distinguished from div-or svar-,"the sphere of light", and rocanā divaḥ-,"the ethereal spaces", which are beyond the rajas-,as ether is beyond the air;often rajas-,="the whole expanse of heaven or sky", divided into a lower and upper stratum, the rajas uparam-or pārthivam-and the rajas uttamam-or paramam-or divyam-;hence dual numberrajasī-,"the lower and higher atmospheres";sometimes also three and even six such spheres are enumerated, hence pluralrajāṃsi-,"the skies")
n. (in philosophy) the second of the three guṇa-s or qualities (the other two being sattva-,goodness, and tamas-,darkness; see; rajas-is sometimes identified with tejas-q.v;it is said to predominate in air, and to be active, urgent, and variable) etc.
रजस् n. [रञ्ज्-असुन् नलोपः Uṇ.4.224] 1 Dust, powder, dirt; धन्यास्तदङ्गरजसा मलिनीभवन्ति Ś.7.17; आत्मोद्धतैरपि रजोभिरलङ्घनीयाः 1.8; R.1.42;6.33. -2 The dust or pollen of flowers; भूयाद् कुशेशयरजोमृदुरेणुरस्याः (पन्थाः) Ś. 4.11; Me.35,67; Śi.7.42. -3 A mote in a sun-beam, any small particle (of matter); cf. Ms.8.132; जाल- सूर्यमरीचिस्थं त्रसरेणू रजः स्मृतम् Y.1.362. -4 A ploughed or cultivated land, arable field. -5 Gloom, darkness. -6 Foulness, passion, emotion, moral or mental darkness; अपथे पदमर्पयन्ति हि श्रुतवन्तो$पि रजोनिमीलिताः R.9. 74. -7 The second of the three Guṇas or constituent qualities of all material substances (the other two being सत्त्व and तमस्; रजस् is supposed to be the cause of the great activity seen in creatures; it predominates in men, as Sattva and Tamas predominate in gods and demons); अन्तर्गतमपास्तं मे रजसो$पि परं तमः Ku.6.6; Bg.6. 27; रजोजुषे जन्मनि K.; Māl.1.2. -8 Menstrual discharge, menses; रजसाभिप्लुतां नारी नरस्य ह्युपगच्छतः । प्रज्ञा तेजो बलं चक्षुरायुश्चैव प्रहीयते ॥ Ms.4.41;5.66. -9 Safflower. -1 Tin. -11 Ved. Air, atmosphere. -12 A division of the world. -13 Vapour. -14 Cloud or rain-water. -15 Sin (पाप); प्रायश्चित्तं च कुर्वन्ति तेन तच्छाम्यते रजः Rām.4. 18.34. -Comp. -गुणः see (7) above. -जुष् a. one who is addicted to Rajoguṇa; रजोषुजे जन्मनि सत्त्ववृत्तये K. -तमस्क a. being under the influenec of both rajas and tamas. -तोकः, -कम्, -पुत्रः 1 greediness, avarice; मुनये प्रेषयामास रजस्तोकमदौ तथा Bhāg.12.8.16. -2 'the child of passion', a term applied to a person to show that he is quite insignificant. -दर्शनम् the first appearance of the menstrual excretion, first menstrual flow. -निमीलित a. blinded by passion; अपथे पदमपयन्ति हि श्रुतवन्तो$पि रजोनिमीलिताः R.9.74. -पटलम् a coating of
dust. -बन्धः suppression of menstruation. -मूर्तिः the god Brahmā. -मेघः a cloud of dust. -रसः, -व(ब)- लम् darkness. -शयः a dog; L. D. B. -शुद्धिः f. pure condition of the menses. -सारथिः wind; L. D. B. -हरः 'dirt-remover', a washerman.
n. [dimness, region of clouds] 1. V.: sky, air, atmosphere (distinguished from div or svar, region of light, heaven, which is beyond; regarded as consisting of an upper and a lower stratum, hence often du., the lower and upper air; pl. the skies); vapour, mist, gloom; (dark=) ploughed soil, cultivated field (RV., rare); 2. C.: dust; grain of dust; pollen of flowers; menstrual discharge, menses; [quality inflaming or ob scuring the mind] passion (one of the three qualities, sattva, ragas, tamas, in phil.).
Denotes the region of the atmosphere between heaven and earth in the Rigveda and later. The atmosphere, like the sky (Div), is divided into three regions, but more normally into two, the ‘earthly’ (pārthiva) and the ‘heavenly’ (divya or divah). In some passages the word refers in the plural to the dusty fields on earth.
In one passage of the Yajurveda Samhitās clearly means ‘silver,’ like Rajata. It is also taken in this sense in one passage of the Rigveda by Zimmer, but this interpretation is doubtful.
noun (neuter) (in phil.) the second of the three Guṇas or qualities (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of plant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of weight
affection (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
air (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
any small particle of matter (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
arable land (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
atmosphere (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
autumn (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
clouds (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
cultivated or ploughed land (as "dusty" or "dirty") (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
darkness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
dimness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
dirt (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
dust (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
emotion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
fields (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
firmament (in Veda one of the divisions of the world and distinguished from div or svar) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
gloom (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
impurity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
mist (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
passion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
region of clouds (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
safflower (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sperm (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the "darkening" quality (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the dust or pollen of flowers (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the menstrual discharge of a woman (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the sphere of vapour or mist (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
tin (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
vapour (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sindūra Frequency rank 469/72933
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