रजस् n. n. ‘coloured or dim space’, the sphere of vapour or mist, region of clouds, atmosphere, air, firmament (in
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, = ‘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
du. रजसी, ‘the lower and higher atmospheres’; sometimes also three and,
[RV. i, 164, 6] even six such spheres are enumerated, hence
pl. रजांसि, ‘the skies’),
[RV.] ;
[AV.] ;
[TS.] ;
[VS.] ;
[Br.] vapour, mist, clouds, gloom, dimness, darkness,
[RV.] ;
[AV.] गो-र्° impurity, dirt, dust, any small particle of matter,
[RV.] &c. &c. (
cf. )
the dust or pollen of flowers,
[Kālid.] ;
[BhP.] cultivated or ploughed land (as ‘dusty’ or ‘dirty’), arable land, fields,
[RV.] the impurity
i.e. the menstrual discharge of a woman,
[GṛS.] ;
[Mn.] ;
[MBh.] ;
[Suśr.] &c.
the ‘darkening’ quality, passion, emotion, affection,
[MBh.] ;
[Kāv.] &c.
सत्त्व (in
phil. ) the second of the three
गुणs or qualities (the other two being , goodness, and
तमस्, darkness;
cf. [IW. 85] ;
रजस् is sometimes identified with
तेजस्q.v. ; it is said to predominate in air, and to be active, urgent, and variable),
[Sāṃkhyak.] ;
[VarBṛS.] ;
[Suśr.] &c.
‘light’ or ‘day’ or ‘world’ or ‘water’
[Nir. iv, 19] पर्पट a kind of plant (= ),
[Bhpr.] tin,
[L.] autumn,
[L.] sperm,
[L.] safflower,
[L.] रजस् m. m.N. of a
ऋषि (son of
वसिष्ठ),
[VP.] रजस् [
cf. Gk. ἔ-ρεβος;
Goth. riqis.]