راس

रास rās, s.m. Sound, noise, confused noise, uproar, din; a Hindūfestival including songs and dances celebrated in the month Kārttik, the circular dance practised by cowherds in commemoration of the dance in which Krishṇand the Gopīs engaged; festive amusement, sportive game; amorous pastime;—speech;—a chain:—rās-dhārī, s.m. A dancing boy (who imitates the rās of Krishṇ);—a composer of dances:—rās-līlā, s.f. The amorous pastimes of Krishṇ(esp. on a certain night) with the cowherdesses of Mathurā; the play or work which describes these sports:—rāsmaṇḍal, s.m. The circular dance, or dancingground, of Krishṇ:—rās-vilās, s.m.=rās-līlā, q.v.:—rās-yātrā, s.f. A festival in honour of Krishṇand his dances with the Gopīs held on the full moon of the month Kārttik:—rāse-ras (rāse, loc. case of rāsa), s.m. The dance mentioned under rās-yātrā;—pastime, sport, festive mirth; a company, assembly, party;—love, desire, sentiment;—alchemy.