रास rās

S راس रास rās , s.m. Sound, noise, confused noise, uproar, din; a Hindū festival including songs and dances celebrated in the month Kārttik, the circular dance practised by cowherds in commemoration of the dance in which Krishṇ and 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: — rās-maṇḍal, s.m. The circular dance, or dancing-ground, of Krishṇ: — rās-vilās, s.m. = rās-līlā, q.v.: — rās-yātrā, s.f. A festival in honour of Krishṇ and 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.