The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Yobbana (nf.) [cp. late Vedic & Epic Sk. yauvana, fr. yuvan] youth D i.115; A i.68; iii.5, 66, 103; Dh 155,
156; Sn 98, 110, 218; Pv i.76; DhA iii.409; PvA 3. -- mada pride of youth D iii.220; A i.146; iii.72; VbhA
466.
R. R
-- R -- the letter (or sound) r, used as euphonic consonant to avoid hiatus. The sandhi -- r -- originates from
the final r of nouns in ˚ir & ˚ur of the Vedic period. In Pali it is felt as euphonic consonant only, like other
sandhi consonants (y for instance) which in the older language were part of the noun itself. Thus r even
where it is legitimate in a word may interchange with other sandhi -- consonants in the same word, as we
find punam -- eva and puna -- d -- eva besides the original puna -- r -- eva (=Vedic punar eva). At J i.403
we read "punar !gata," where the C. expls "puna !gata, ra -- k!ro sandhivasena vutto." Similarly: Sn 81
(vutti -- r -- es!), 214 (thambho -- r. -- iva), 625= Dh 401 (!ragge -- r -- iva), 679 (ati -- r -- iva), 687
(sarada -- r -- iva), 1134 (ha'sa -- r -- iva); Vv 6422 (Vajir' !vudho -- r -- iva); Pv ii.87 (puna -- r -- eva)
ii.116 (id.); PvA 77 (su -- r -- abhigandha). In the latter cause the r has no historical origin, as little as in the
phrase dhir atthu (for *dhig -- atthu) Sn 440; J i.59.
Ra'si & Rasmi
Ra'si & Rasmi [Vedic ra$mi. The form ra'si is the proper Pali form, originating fr. ra$mi through
metathesis like amhi for asmi, tamh! for tasm! etc. Cp. Geiger P.Gr. § 502. The form rasmi is a Sanskritism
and later] a rein, a ray. -- 1. In meaning "rein" only as rasmi, viz. at M i.124; Dh 222; J i.57; iv.149. -- 2. In
meaning "ray" both ra'si and rasmi: (a) ra'si (in poetry) Sn 1016 (v"ta˚? perhaps p"ta˚? See note in P.T.S.
ed.); Vv 535 (pl. ra's"=rasmiyo VvA 236); 6327 (sahassa˚ having a thousand rays;=suriya VvA 268); Sdhp
124. Also in cpd. ra'si -- j!la a blaze of rays J i.89; PvA 154; VvA 12 (˚sammujjala), 14 (id.), 166 (id.). --
(b) rasmi (in prose, late) DhA i.27 (˚' vissajjesi); DhsA 13 (n"la -- rasmiyo); VvA 125 (candima -- suriya˚).
Also in cpd. buddha -- rasmi the ray of enlightenment, the halo around a Buddha, consisting of 6 colours
(chabba**a) J i.444, 501 (˚rasmiyo vissajjento); SnA 132; VvA 207, 234, 323; Mhbv 6, 15, 38.
Ra'sika
Ra'sika (adj.) [ra'si+ka] having rays, radiant, in sahassa˚ having 1000 rays Vv 645 (=suriya -- ma*.ala
viya VvA 277).
Ra'simant
Ra'simant (adj.) [fr. ra'si] having rays, radiant; n. sg. ra'sim! the sun Vv 812 (=suriya VvA 314).
Rakkha
Rakkha (adj.) ( -- ˚) [fr. base rakkh] guarding or to be guarded; -- (a) act.: dhamma˚ guardian of
righteousness or truth Miln 344. -- (b) pass.: in cpd. d(˚, v. l. du˚ hard to guard DhA i.295. ˚kath!, s. l.
rukkha -- ˚, warding talk ThA 1, in Brethren, 185, cp. note 416.
Rakkhaka
Rakkhaka (adj. n.) [fr. rakkha] 1. guarding, protecting, watching, taking care PvA 7; f. ˚ik! (d!s") DhA
iv.103 (a servant watching the house). -- 2. observing, keeping J i.205 (s"la˚). -- 3. a cultivator J ii.110. -- 4.
a sentry J i.332.
Rakkhati