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Rasa Rāga

ing gras to swallow (not otherwise found in Pāli!), and expl s Rahas & Raho (nt.) [Vedic rahas. The Pāli word is restricted to
the BSk. ras'âgrin as a distortion of the P. form. -añjana a the forms raho and rahā° (=*rahaḥ); a loc. rahasi is men-
sort of ointment (among 5 kinds), "vitriol" (Rh. D.) Vin i.203. tioned by Childers, but not found in the Canon. — To ra-
-âda enjoying the objects of taste M iii.168. -āyatana the hati] lonely place, solitude, loneliness; secrecy, privacy. —
sphere of taste D iii.243, 290; Dhs 629, 653, 1195 (insert after 1. raho: occurring only as adv. "secretly, lonely, in se-
gandha°, see Dhs. trsl. 319). -ārammaṇa object of taste Dhs cret," either absolutely, e. g. S i.46; Sn 388; Pv ii.7 16 (opp.
12, 147, 157. -āsā craving for tastes Dhs 1059. -garuka āvi openly); iv.1 40 (raho nisinna); Vism 201 (na raho karoti
bent on enjoyment SnA 107. -taṇhā thirst for taste, lust of pāpāni: arahaṁ tena vuccati); or in cpds. e. g. °gata be-
sensual enjoyment D iii.244, 280; J v.293; Dhs 1059; DhA ing in private, being alone D i.134 (+paṭisallīna); Sn p. 60.
iv.196. -saññā perception of tastes D iii.244 (where also See also under paṭisallīna; °gama "secret convention, secret
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°sañcetanā). -haraṇī (f.) [ph. °haraṇiyo, in comp haraṇi°] intercourse," fig. a secret adviser J vi.369 (after Kern, not
taste — conductor, taste — receiver; the salivary canals of the found!); °vāda secret talk M iii.230. See also anu°. — 2.
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mouth or the nerves of sensation; these are in later literature rahā°, only in cpd. rahā-bhāva secrecy, in def of arahant at
given as numbering 7000, e. g. at J v.293 (khobhetvā phari); DA i.146=Vism 201 (rahābhāvena ten' esa arahan ti). See also
DhA i.134 (anuphari); KhA 51 (only as 7!); SnA 107 (paṭhama der. rāha-seyyaka. Note. Hardy's reading yathā rahaṁ at Pv
— kabaḷe mukhe pakkhitta — matte satta rasa — haraṇi — sa- ii.9 23 & PvA 78 is not correct, it should be yath' ârahaṁ (cp.
hassāni amaten' eva phutāni ahesuṁ). Older passages are: Vin similarly pūj — âraha). In the same sense we would prefer-
ii.137; D iii.167 (referring to the Mahāpurisa: "sampajjasā r — ably read agg' āsan' ādi — arahānaṁ "of those who merit the
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haranī susaṇṭhitā," trsl : erect taste — bearers planted well [in first seat etc." at J i.217, although all MSS. have aggāsanādi
throat]). — rahānaṁ, thus postulating a form raha=araha.
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Rasa (—°) is a dial. form of °dasa ten, and occurs in Classic Rahassa (adj. nt.) [Sk. rahasya] secret, private; nt. secrecy, se-
Pāli only in the numerals for 13 (terasa), 15 (paṇṇa — rasa, cret Mhvs 35, 64 (vatvā rahassaṁ); instr. rahassena (as adv.)
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pannarasa), 17 (sattarasa) & 18 (aṭṭhārasa, late). The Prk. has secretly Mhvs 36, 80; acc. rahassaṁ id. Pv iv. 1 .
gone further: see Pischel, Prk. Gr. § 245. -kathā secret speech, whispered words J i.411; ii.6.
Rasaka [fr. rasa, cp. Classic Sk. rasaka] a cook J v.460, 461, 507. Rahassaka (adj.) [fr. rahassa] secret Miln 91 (guyhaṁ na kātab-
Rasati [ras] to shout, howl J ii.407 (vv. ll. rayati, vasati; C. expl s baṁ na rahassakaṁ).
as "nadati")=iv.346 (v. l. sarati). Rahāyati [Denom. fr. rahas; not corresponding to Sk. rahayati,
C. of rahati to cause to leave] to be lonely, to wish to be alone
Rasatta (nt.) [fr. rasa] taste, sweetness SnA 299.
M ii.119.
Rasavatī (f.) [rasa+vant] "possessing flavours" i. e. a kitchen Vin
Rahita [pp. of rah] 1. lonely, forsaken Th 2, 373 (gantum icchasi
i.140.
rahitaṁ bhiṁsanakaṁ mahāvanaṁ). — 2. deprived of, with-
Rasāvin (adj. [fr. rasa] tasting VvA 85 (nibbāna°).
out (—°) J iii.369 (buddhiyā rahitā sattā); DA i.36 (avaṇṇa°);
Rasīyati [Pass. — Demon. — formation fr. rasa] to find taste PvA 63 (bhoga°), 67 (ācāra°), 77 (gandha°). Note. saman-
or satisfaction in (gen.), to delight in, to be pleased A iv.387 tarahita is to be divided as sam-antarahita.
(bhāsitassa), 388 (C.: tussati, see p. 470).
Rāga [cp. Sk. rāga, fr. raj: see rajati] 1. colour, hue; colouring,
Rasmi see raṁsi. dye Vin ii.107 (anga° "rougeing" the body: bhikkhū angarā-
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Rassa (adj.) [cp. Sk. hrasva: Geiger, P.Gr. § 49 . The Prk. forms gaṁ karonti); ThA 78; SnA 315 (nānāvidha°). — 2 (as t. t.
in philosophy & ethics) excitement, passion; seldom by itself,
are rahassa & hassa: Pischel § 354] short (opp. dīgha) D i.193
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mostly in comb with dosa, & moha, as the three fundamen-
(dīghā vā r. vā majjhimā ti vā), 223 (in contrast with d.); Sn
tal blemishes of character: passion or lust (uncontrolled ex-
633; Dh 409; J i.356; Dhs 617; Vism 272 (def.); DhA iv.184.
citement), ill — will (anger) and infatuation (bewilderment):
— Cp. ati°.
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see dosa & moha; cp. sarāga. — These three again appear in
-ādesa reduction of the determination (here of vowel in
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manifold comb with similar terms, all giving var. shades of
ending) J iii.489. -sarīra (adj.) dwarfish, stunted J i.356.
the "craving for existence" or "lust of life" (taṇhā etc.), or all
Rassatta (nt.) [fr. rassa] shortness, reduction (of vowel) DhsA
that which is an obstacle to nibbāna. Therefore the giving up
149.
of rāga is one of the steps towards attaining the desired goal
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Rahati [rah, def at Dhtp 339 & 632 by "cāga," giving up, also of emancipation (vimutti). — Some of the comb are e. g.
at Dhtm 490 by "cāgasmiṁ," 876 by cāga and gata] to leave, the 3 (r. d. m.)+kilesa; +kodha; very often fourfold r. d. m.
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desert: see pp. rahita & der. rahas, rahassa. with māna, these again with diṭṭhi: see in full Nd s. v. rāga
Rahada [Vedic hrada, with diaeresis & metathesis *harada (p. 237), cp. below ussada. — Of the many passages illustrat-
>rahada; the other metathetic form of the same hrada is ing the contrast rāga>nibbāna the foll. may be mentioned:
*draha>daha] a (deep) pond, a lake D i.50 (°ṁ iva vippasan- chandarāga vinodanaṁ nibbānapadaṁ accutaṁ Sn 1086; yo
naṁ udānaṁ); S i.169=183 (dhammo rahado sīla — tittho); rāgakkhayo (etc.): idaṁ vuccati amataṁ S v.8; yo rāgakkhayo
Sn 721=Miln 414 (rahado pūro va paṇḍito); It 92 (rahado va (etc.): idaṁ vuccati nibbānaṁ S iv.251; ye 'dha pajahanti kā-
nivāto), 114 (r. sa — ummi sāvaṭṭo sagaho); DhA ii.152. — marāgaṁ bhavararāganu — sayañ ca pahāya... parinibbāna
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As udaka° at D i.74, 84; A iii.25 (ubbhid — odako); Pug 47. — gatā Vv 53 ; kusalo jahati pāpakaṁ... rāga dosa — mo-
hakkhayā parinibbuto Ud 85. — Personified, Rāga (v. l.
— On r. in similes see J.P.T.S. 1907, 127.
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