rakta mf(ā)n. coloured, dyed, painted Br. GṛŚrS. Mn. &c. (cf. Pāṇ. 4-2, 1)

• reddened, red, crimson

ŚāṅkhGṛ. MBh. Kāv. &c. (said of 5 or 7 parts of the body which ought to be red MBh. iv, 253 VarBṛS. lxviii, 84)

• 'coloured or modified by nasalization', nasalized (said of a vowel) RPrāt. (cf. raṅga)

• excited, affected with passion or love, impassioned, enamoured, charmed with (instr.), attached or devoted to, fond of (loc., gen. or comp.) Mn. MBh. &c

• beloved, dear, lovely, pleasant, sweet Kāv.

• fond of play, engaging in pastime, sporting L.

• m. red colour L.

• safflower L.

• Barringtonia Acutangula L.

• N. of Śiva MBh.

• of the planet Mars VarBṛS. Sch.

• (ā), f. lac (= lākṣā) Suśr.

• Abrus Precatorius (or its seeds as a measure or weight, = raktikā) Car.

• Rubia Munjista L.

• Echinops Echinatus L.

• N. of one of the 7 tongues of fire L.

• (in music) N. of a Śruti Saṃgīt.

• n. blood Mn. Hariv. &c

• a partic. disease of the eyes, Hcat

• the menstrual fluid L.

• copper L.

• vermilion L.

• cinnabar L.

• saffron L.

• the fruit of Flacourtia Cataphracta L.

• = padmaka L.