राग [ rāga ] [ rāga ] m. ( fr. √ [ rañj ] ; ifc. [ ā ] , or [ ī ] ) the act of colouring or dyeing ( cf. [ mūrdhaja-r ] )

colour , hue , tint , dye , (esp.) red colour , redness Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

inflammation Lit. Car.

any feeling or passion , (esp.) love , affection or sympathy for , vehement desire of , interest or joy or delight in (loc. or comp.) Lit. Up. Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.

loveliness , beauty (esp. of voice or song) Lit. Śak. Lit. Pañcat.

a musical note , harmony , melody (in the later system a partic. musical mode or order of sound or formula ; Bharata enumerates 6 , viz. [ bhairava ] , [ kauśika ] , [ hindola ] , [ dīpaka ] , [ śrī-rāga ] , and [ megha ] , each mode exciting some affection ; other writers give other names ; sometimes 7 or 26 Rāgas are mentioned ; they are personified , and each of the 6 chief Rāgas is wedded to 5 or 6 consorts called Rāgiṇīs ; their union gives rise to many other musical modes) Lit. Bhar. Lit. Saṃgīt. Lit. Rājat. Lit. Pañcat.

nasalization , Lit. Rprāt.

a partic. process in the preparation of quicksilver Lit. Sarvad.

seasoning , condiment Lit. Car.

a prince , king Lit. L.

the sun Lit. L.

the moon Lit. L.

[ rāgā ] f. Eleusine Coracana (a sort of grain , commonly called Rāggy , and much cultivated in the south of India) Lit. L.

N. of the second daughter of Aṅgiras Lit. MBh.

[ rāgī ] f. Eleusine Coracana Lit. L.