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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. रजस्rajasn.Dust, powder, dirt; धन्यास्तदङ्गरजसा मलिनीभवन्ति Ś.7.17; आत्मोद्धतैरपि रजोभिरलङ्घनीयाः 1.8; R.1.42;6.33.

    [रञ्ज्-असुन् नलोपः Uṇ.4.224]

    1. Dust, powder, dirt; धन्यास्तदङ्गरजसा मलिनीभवन्ति Ś.7.17; आत्मोद्धतैरपि रजोभिरलङ्घनीयाः 1.8; R.1.42;6.33.
    2. The dust or pollen of flowers; भूयाद् कुशेशयरजोमृदुरेणुरस्याः (पन्थाः) Ś. 4.11; Me.35,67; Śi.7.42.
    3. A mote in a sun-beam, any small particle (of matter); Compare Ms.8.132; जाल- सूर्यमरीचिस्थं त्रसरेणू रजः स्मृतम् Y.1.362.
    4. A ploughed or cultivated land, arable field.
    5. Gloom, darkness.
    6. Foulness, passion, emotion, moral or mental darkness; अपथे पदमर्पयन्ति हि श्रुतवन्तोऽपि रजोनिमीलिताः 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 activity seen in creatures; it predominates in men, as Sattva and Tamas predominate in gods and demons); अन्तर्गतमपास्तं मे रजसोऽपि परं तमः Ku.6.6; Bg.6. 27; रजोजुषे जन्मनि K.; Māl.1.2.
    8. Menstrual discharge, menses; रजसाभिप्लुतां नारी नरस्य ह्युपगच्छतः । प्रज्ञा तेजो बलं चक्षुरायुश्चैव प्रहीयते ॥ Ms.4.41;5.66.
    9. Safflower.
    10. Tin.
    11. Vedic Air, atmosphere.
    12. A division of the world.
    13. Vapour.
    14. Cloud or rain-water.
    15. Sin (पाप); प्रायश्चित्तं च कुर्वन्ति तेन तच्छाम्यते रजः Rām.4. 18.34.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -गुणः see (7) above.

    • -जुष् Adjective one who is addicted to Rajoguṇa; रजोषुजे जन्मनि सत्त्ववृत्तये K.

    • -तमस्क

      1. Adjective being under the influenec of both rajas and tamas. तोकः, कम्, पुत्रः greediness, avarice; मुनये प्रेषयामास रजस्तोकमदौ तथा Bhāg.12.8.16.
      2. 'the child of passion', a term applied to a person to show that he is quite insignificant.

    • -दर्शनम् the first appearance of the menstrual excretion, first menstrual flow.

    • -निमीलित Adjective blinded by passion; अपथे पदमपयन्ति हि श्रुतवन्तोऽपि रजोनिमीलिताः R.9.74.

    • -पटलम् a coating of dust.

    • -बन्धः suppression of menstruation.

    • -मूर्तिः the god Brahmā.

    • -मेघः a cloud of dust.

    • -रसः, -व (ब)- लम् darkness.

    • -शयः a dog; Latin D. B.

    • -शुद्धिः Feminine pure condition of the menses.

    • -सारथिः wind; Latin D. B.

    • -हरः 'dirt-remover', a washerman.

    In the Gita14·514·714·914·1017·114·1214·1514·1614·17

    सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणाः प्रकृतिसम्भवाः ।

    sattvaṁ rajastama iti guṇāḥ prakṛtisambhavāḥ, — The three gunas born of the Prakriti, sattva, rajas and tamas, bind in the body, O great-armed one, the imperishable dweller in the body. 14·5
    • रजःrajaḥnominative singular of the neuter noun rajas (one of the three modes of the Nature that drives towards action and passion).
    • रजसिrajasilocative singular of the neuter noun rajas (one of the three modes of the Nature that drives towards action and passion).
    • रजसःrajasaḥgenitive singular of the neuter noun rajas (one of the three modes of the Nature that drives towards action and passion).
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  2. अप्रजस्aprajasअप्रजात [aprajāta], अप्रजात a. Childless, having no issue or progeny; अतीतायामप्रजसि बान्धवास्तदवाप्नुयुः…

    अप्रजात aprajāta, अप्रजात Adjective Childless, having no issue or progeny; अतीतायामप्रजसि बान्धवास्तदवाप्नुयुः Y.2.144.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ता A woman who has borne no child, a barren woman.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. रजस्rajas[rág-as] n. [dimness, region of clouds] 1. V.: sky, air, atmosphere (distinguished from div or svar, region of…

    [rág-as] neuter [dimness, region of clouds] 1. Veda, Vedic: sky, air, atmosphere (distinguished from div or svar, region of light, heaven, which is beyond; regarded as consisting of an upper and a lower stratum, hence often dual, the lower and upper air; plural the skies); vapour, mist, gloom; (dark=) ploughed soil, cultivated field (Rig-veda, rare); 2. Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit: dust; grain of dust; pollen of flowers; menstrual discharge, menses; [quality inflaming or ob scuring the mind] passion (one of the three qualities, sattva, ragas, tamas, in philosophical term).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. रजस्rajasn. "coloured or dim space", the sphere of vapour or mist, region of clouds, atmosphere, air, firmament (in…
    1. neuter gender "coloured or dim space", the sphere of vapour or mist, region of clouds, atmosphere, air, firmament (in Veda वेद one of the divisions of the world and distinguished from दिव् or स्वर्, "the sphere of light", and रोचना दिवः, "the ethereal spaces", which are beyond the रजस्, as ether is beyond the air; often रजस्, Equivalent to "the whole expanse of heaven or sky", divided into a lower and upper stratum, the रजस् उपरम् or पार्थिवम् and the रजस् उत्तमम् or परमम् or दिव्यम्; hence dual number रजसी, "the lower and higher atmospheres"; sometimes also three and fg-veda i, 164, 6 even six such spheres are enumerated, hence plural रजांसि, "the skies") fg-veda AV. TS. VS. Breton
    2. neuter gender vapour, mist, clouds, gloom, dimness, darkness fg-veda AV.
    3. neuter gender impurity, dirt, dust, any small particle of matter fg-veda etc. (confer, compare गो-र्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    4. neuter gender the dust or pollen of flowers Ka1lid. BhP.
    5. neuter gender cultivated or ploughed land (as "dusty" or "dirty"), arable land, fields fg-veda
    6. neuter gender the impurity id est the menstrual discharge of a woman Gr2S. Mn. MBh. Sus3r. etc.
    7. neuter gender the "darkening" quality, passion, emotion, affection MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    8. neuter gender (in philosophy) the second of the three Gun2as गुण s or qualities (the other two being सत्त्व, goodness, and तमस्, darkness; confer, compare IW. 85; रजस् is sometimes identified with तेजस् quod vide; it is said to predominate in air, and to be active, urgent, and variable) Sa1m2khyak. VarBr2S. Sus3r. etc.
    9. neuter gender "light" or "day" or "world" or "water" Nir. iv, 19
    10. neuter gender a kind of plant (Equivalent to पर्पट) Bhpr.
    11. neuter gender tin Lexicographers
    12. neuter gender autumn Lexicographers
    13. neuter gender sperm Lexicographers
    14. neuter gender safflower Lexicographers
    15. masculine gender Name of a R2ishi ऋषि (son of Vasisht2ha वसिष्ठ) VP. [confer, compare Greek ἔ-ρεβος; Gothic riqis .]
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  2. अग्निरजस्agnirajasm. a scarlet insect L.

    masculine gender a scarlet insect Lexicographers

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  3. अप्रजस्aprajas([AV.]) ([S3Br. &c.; cf. Pa1n2. 5-4, 122]) mfn. without progeny, childless.
    1. ([AV.]) ([S3Br. etc.; confer, compare Pa1n2. 5-4, 122]) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective without progeny, childless.
    2. ([S3Br. etc.; confer, compare Pa1n2. 5-4, 122]) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective without progeny, childless.
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  4. अप्रजस्ताaprajastā(अप्रज्/अस्-) f. childlessness AV.

    (अप्रज्/अस्-) feminine childlessness AV.

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  5. अप्रजस्यaprajasyan. childlessness TS.

    neuter gender childlessness TS.

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  6. अभूतरजस्abhūtarajasm. pl. N. of a class of deities (supposed to have existed in the fifth Manvantara मन्वन्तर) VP.

    masculine gender plural Name of a class of deities (supposed to have existed in the fifth Manvantara मन्वन्तर) VP.

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  7. अमूर्तरजस्amūrtarajasm. a son of Kus3a कुश (by Vaidarbhi1 वैदर्भी) MBh. R. (ed. Bomb. असूर्ति-रजस q.v.) VP.

    masculine gender a son of Kus3a कुश (by Vaidarbhi1 वैदर्भी) MBh. R. (edition Bombay edition असूर्ति-रजस quod vide) VP.

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