SramaRa a. ( RA -RI f. ) [ Sram-yuc ] 1 Labouring, toiling. 2 Low, base, vile. — RaH 1 An ascetic, a devotee, religious mendicant in general. 2 A Buddhist ascetic. 3 A beggar. — RA-RI 1 A female devotee or mendicant. 2 A lovely woman. 3 A woman of low caste. 4 Bengal madder. 5 The spikenard.