…In meaning “ray” both raṃsi and rasmi: (a raṃsi (in poetry) Snp.1016 (vīta˚?…

adjective light, bright red Ja.iii.62 (of the kaṇavera flower); Vv-a.175 (˚raṃsi).

cp. Vedic bhānu (m.) shine, light, ray; Epic Sk. also “sun”

…of six colours (of raṃsi, rays) Ja.v.40; Dhp-a.i.249; Dhp-a.ii.41; Dhp-a.iv.99. -baggiya (= vaggiya) forming a group of six, a set…

…of six colours (of raṃsi, rays) Ja.v.40; Dhp-a.i.249; Dhp-a.ii.41; Dhp-a.iv.99. -baggiya (= vaggiya) forming a group of six, a set…

…(= tejas), Pv-a.154 (raṃsi˚); Mil.357; Vism.419 (kappavināsaka˚).

• -roruva Name of one of the two Roruva hells…

-R-

the letter (or sound) r, used as euphonic consonant to avoid hiatus. The sandhi-r-originates from the final r of nouns in ˚ir & ˚ur of the Vedic period. In Pali it is felt as euphonic conso …

Rasmi

see raṃsi.

…In meaning “ray” both raṃsi and rasmi: (a raṃsi (in poetry) Snp.1016 (vīta˚?…

adjective having rays, radiant, in sahassa˚; having 1000 rays Vv.64#5 (= suriya-maṇḍala viya Vv-a.277).

raṃsi + ka

adjective having rays, radiant; n. sg. raṃsimā the sun Vv.81#2 (= suriya Vv-a.314).

fr. raṃsi

…a heap of 1,000 pieces Ja.ii.424; Ja.iii.60; Ja.iv.2. -raṃsi the sun Ja.i.183.

Sk. sahasra, see…

…+…

the sun (lit. having rays) Mhvs.18, Mhvs.68.

fr. sa³ + raṃsi

…racemosus Abhp.585.

• -raṃsi “having 100 rays,” the sun Sdhp.590; Ja.i.44.
• -rasabhojana food of 100 flavours…

…āyu˚, kula˚, pamāṇa˚, nekkhamma˚ padhāna˚, bodhi˚, raṃsi˚.

abstr. formation fr. vematta

…not seem improbable

• -raṃsi rayless (?) Snp.1016 (said of the sun; the expression is not clear. One MS. of Nd ii.at this…