रजसानु रजस्यति

रजस्

रजस् n. [रंज्-असुन् नलोपः]
1 Dust, powder, dirt; धन्यास्तदंगरजसां मलि- नीभवंति Ś. 7. 17; आत्मोद्धतैरपि रजो- भिरलंघनीयाः 1. 8; R. 1. 42; 6. 33.
2 The dust or pollen of flowers; भूयात्कुशेशयरजोमृदुरेणुरस्याः (पंथाः) S. 4. 10; Me. 33, 65.
3 A mote in a sun-beam, any small particle (of matter); cf. Ms. 8. 132 and Y. 1. 362.
4 A ploughed or cultivated land, arable field.
5 Gloom, darkness.
6 Foulness, passion, emotion, moral or mental darkness; अपथे पदमर्पयंति हि श्रुतवंतोऽपि रजोनि- मीलिताः 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 act ivity seen in creatures; it predominates in men, as Sattva and Tamas predominate in gods and demons); अंतर्गतमपास्तं मे रजसोपि प- रं तमः Ku. 6. 60; Bg. 6. 27; रजो- जुषे जन्मनि K.; Māl. 1. 20.
8 Menstrual discharge, menses; Ms. 4. 41; 5. 66.
9 Safflower.
10 Tin.
11 Ved. Air, atmosphere.
12 A division of the world.
13 Vapour.
14 Cloud or rain-water.
−Comp.
−गुणः see (7) above.
−तमस्क a. being under the influence of both rajas and tamas. −तोकः −कं, −पुत्रः 1. greediness, avarice. −2. ‘the child of passion’, a term applied to a person to show that he is quite insignificant.
−दर्शनं the first appearance of the menstrual excretion, first menstrual flow.
−निमीलित a. blinded by passion; R. 9. 74. −प- टलं a coating of dust.
−बंधः suppression of menstruation. −रसः −व- लं darkness.
−शुद्धिः f. pure condition of the menses.
−हरः ‘dirt-remover’. a washerman.

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