raj + a
dyes
Rajati [raj and rañj to shine, to be coloured or light (-red); to Indo-Germanic °areg to be bright, as in Latin argus, Greek ἀργής and ἀργός light; Sanskrit arjuna (see ajjuna); to which also rajati silver = Latin argentum, Greek ἄργυρος; Gallic Argento-ratum (N. of Strassburg); Oir argat.] usually intransitive rajjati (q.v.). As rajitabba (gerundive) in meaning "to be bleached" (dhovitabba + r.) only in meaning "bleach" (as compared with dhovati clean, and vijaṭeti to disentangle, smoothe) Vin III 235 (present participle from plural dhovantiyo rajantiyo etc.); Ja I 8 (rajitabba, gerundive; dhovitabba + r.). — Somehow it is difficult to distinguish between the meanings "bleach" and "dye" (cf. rajaka), in some combinations with dhovati it clearly means "dye," as at Vin I 50 (forms: rajati, rajitabba, rajiyetha 3 singular potential medium); Vism 65 (forms: rajitvā, rajitabba, rajituṃ). — Another gerundive rajanīya in different meaning (see seperate). Causative rajeti to paint, colour Thag 1155 (infinitive rajetave: (see Geiger, Pāli Grammar §204.1a). Causative also rañjeti (see under rañjati). Medium passive rajjati (q.v.). — Causative II rajāpeti to cause to be bleached Vin III 206 (dhovāpeyya rajāpeyya ākoṭāpeyya), 235 (dhovāpeti r. vijaṭāpeti); Ja II 197 (ovaṭṭikaṃ sibbāpetvā rajāpetvā).
(raj + a), 染。【過】 raji。【獨】 rajitvā。【潛】 rajitabba。
(rāj + a), 照耀。【過】 rāji。【過分】 rājita。【現分】 rajamāna。
(pr, pr) dyes; colours; paints dyes Construction: raja + ti