रसिकrasikaA man of taste or feeling, an appreciator of excellence or beauty; cf. अरसिक.
Derived forms and compounds
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-कः
- A man of taste or feeling, an appreciator of excellence or beauty; Compare अरसिक.
- A libertine.
- An elephant.
- A horse.
- The Sārasa bird.
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-का
- The juice of sugar-cane, molasses.
- The tongue.
- A woman;s girdle; see रसाला also.
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रसिक rasika, Adjective
- रसोऽस्त्यस्य ठन्
- Savoury, sapid, tasteful.
- Graceful, elegant, beautiful.
- Impassioned.
- Apprehending flavour or excellence, possessed of taste, appreciative, discriminating; तद् वृत्तं प्रवदन्ति काव्यरसिकाः शार्दूलविक्रीडितम् Śrut.4.
- Finding pleasure or taking delight in, delighting in, devoted to (usually in comp.); इयं मालती भगवता सदृशसंयोगरसिकेन वेधसा मन्मथेन मया च तुभ्यं दीयते Māl.6; so कामरसिकः Bh.3.112; परोपकाररसिकस्य Mk.6.19.
- Humorous, witty.
- Fanciful.
- Lustful.
