rajas

See also: rajás and rajās

English

Etymology 1

Noun

rajas

1. plural of raja

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit रजस् (rajas). Doublet of Erebus.

Noun

rajas (uncountable)

1. One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are active, excitable, or passionate.

   Coordinate terms: sattva, tamas

Derived terms

• rajasic

Anagrams

• Ajars, ajars

Estonian

Etymology 1

Noun

rajas

1. inessive singular of rada

Etymology 2

Noun

rajas

1. inessive singular of raja

Latvian

Noun

rajas f

1. genitive/nominative/vocative/accusative plural of raja

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀭𑀚𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• रजस् (Devanagari script)
• রজস্ (Bengali script)
• රජස් (Sinhalese script)
• ရဇသ် or ရၹသ် (Burmese script)
• รชสฺ or ระชัส (Thai script)
• ᩁᨩᩈ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
• ຣຊສ຺ or ຣະຊັສ (Lao script)
• រជស៑ (Khmer script)
• 𑄢𑄎𑄥𑄴 (Chakma script)

Noun

rajas n or m

1. dust
2. dirt
3. pollen
4. moral defilement
5. impurity
6. menstrual flow

Declension

Declension table of "rajas" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	rajo or rajaṃ	rajāni
Accusative (second)	rajo or rajaṃ	rajāni
Instrumental (third)	rajasā or rajena	rajehi or rajebhi
Dative (fourth)	rajaso or rajassa	rajānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	rajasā or rajasmā or rajamhā or rajā	rajehi or rajebhi
Genitive (sixth)	rajaso or rajassa	rajānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	rajasi or rajasmiṃ or rajamhi or raje	rajesu
Vocative (calling)	rajo or raja or rajaṃ or rajā	rajāni

Derived terms

• apparajakkha

References

• Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli Language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875.
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “rajo”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Spanish

Noun

rajas f pl

1. plural of raja

Verb

rajas

1. second-person singular present indicative of rajar