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रजनी rajanī, vulg. rajnī, s.f. Night; the plant Curcuma longa, and C. aromatica; turmeric; the indigo plant; lac:—rajanī-patī, s.m. 'The lord or husband of night,' the moon:—rajanī-ćar, adj. & s.m. (f. -ī), Wandering in the night, moving about by night;—a Rākshas, evil spirit, ghost, goblin; a thief; a watchman:—rajanīś(˚nī+īśa), s.m. 'Lord of the night,' the moon:—rajanī-kar, s.m. 'The night-maker,' the moon:—rajanī-gandha, s.m. The tuberose, Polianthes tuberosa:—rajanī-mukh, s.m. 'Front or beginning of night,' evening, nightfall:—rajanī-hāsā, s.f. The plant Nyctanthes arbor tristis (which blossoms at night, and the flowers of which diffuse a powerful odour after sunset).