रस

See also: रस्, रूस, रीस, रसा, रूसी, and रुसी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀲 (rasa), from Sanskrit रस (rása).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾəs/, [ɾəs̪]
• Rhymes: -əs

Noun

रस • (ras) m (Urdu spelling رس‎)

1. gravy, soup, broth
2. juice; any liquid
3. savour, taste
4. (formal) essence
5. (literature, drama, dance) rasa: an emotion evoked by literature, drama, or dance

Declension

Declension of रस (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रस ras	रस ras
oblique	रस ras	रसों rasõ
vocative	रस ras	रसो raso

Related terms

• रसा (rasā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “रस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884), “रस”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Konkani

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रस (rasa).

Noun

रस • (ras) m (Latin script ros, Kannada script ರಸ್)

1. gravy
2. juice

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit रस (rasa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾəs/

Noun

रस • (ras) m

1. juice; any liquid

   आंब्याचा रस मला खूप आवडतो.

   āmbyācā ras malā khūp āvaḍto.

   I really like mango juice.

2. savour, taste
3. (formal) essence
4. (literature, drama, dance) rasa: an emotion evoked by literature, drama, or dance

Declension

Declension of रस (ras)
direct singular	रस ras
direct plural	रस ras
	singular		plural
nominative	रस ras		रस ras
oblique	रसा- rasā-		रसां- rasāN-
dative	रसाला rasālā		रसांना rasāNnā
ergative	रसाने rasāne		रसांनी rasāNni
instrumental	रसाशी rasāśi		रसांशी rasāNśi
locative	रसात rasāt		रसांत rasāNt
vocative	रसा rasā		रसांनो rasāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of रस
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular*	plural
singular subject	रसाचा rasāċā	रसाचे rasāce	रसाची rasāci	रसाच्या rasāca	रसाचे, रसाचं rasāce, rasāċa	रसाची rasāci	रसाच्या rasāca
plural subject	रसांचा rasāNċā	रसांचे rasāNce	रसांची rasāNci	रसांच्या rasāNca	रसांचे, रसांचं rasāNce, rasāNċa	रसांची rasāNci	रसांच्या rasāNca
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• रसाळ (rasāḷ, “juicy”)
• रसिक (rasik, “fan”)

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀲 (rasa), from Sanskrit रस (rása).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rʌs]
• Phonetic Devanagari: रस्

Noun

रस • (ras)

1. juice

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• rasa (Latin script)
• 𑀭𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• রস (Bengali script)
• රස (Sinhalese script)
• ရသ (Burmese script)
• รส or ระสะ (Thai script)
• ᩁᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ຣສ or ຣະສະ (Lao script)
• រស (Khmer script)
• 𑄢𑄥 (Chakma script)

Noun

रस m

1. Devanagari script form of rasa (“taste”)

Declension

Declension table of "रस" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	रसो (raso)	रसा (rasā)
Accusative (second)	रसं (rasaṃ)	रसे (rase)
Instrumental (third)	रसेन (rasena) or रससा (rasasā)	रसेहि (rasehi) or रसेभि (rasebhi)
Dative (fourth)	रसस्स (rasassa) or रसाय (rasāya) or रसत्थं (rasatthaṃ)	रसानं (rasānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	रसस्मा (rasasmā) or रसम्हा (rasamhā) or रसा (rasā)	रसेहि (rasehi) or रसेभि (rasebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	रसस्स (rasassa)	रसानं (rasānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	रसस्मिं (rasasmiṃ) or रसम्हि (rasamhi) or रसे (rase)	रसेसु (rasesu)
Vocative (calling)	रस (rasa)	रसा (rasā)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬭᬲ (Balinese script)
• ৰস (Assamese script)
• রস (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌰𑌸 (Grantha script)
• રસ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਸ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦫꦱ (Javanese script)
• រស (Khmer script)
• ರಸ (Kannada script)
• ຣສ (Lao script)
• രസ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘨𑘭 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᡵᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
• ရသ (Burmese script)
• 𑧈𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐳 (Newa script)
• ରସ (Oriya script)
• ꢬꢱ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆱 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖭 (Siddham script)
• රස (Sinhalese script)
• రస (Telugu script)
• รส (Thai script)
• ར་ས (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒮 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrásas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrásas, from Proto-Indo-European *Hros-. The Sanskrit root is रस् (ras).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐ́.sɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɾɐ.s̪ɐ/

Noun

रस • (rása) m

1. (literally) the sap or juice of plants and fruits
2. fluid, liquid
3. the best or finest or strongest part of anything, its essence or bloom
4. taste or the organ of taste, relish or inclination for, desire of
5. any object of taste or enjoyment
6. pleasure, charm, beauty
7. feeling, sentiment, affection
8. style, character

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of रस (rása)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रसः rásaḥ	रसौ rásau	रसाः / रसासः¹ rásāḥ / rásāsaḥ¹
Vocative	रस rása	रसौ rásau	रसाः / रसासः¹ rásāḥ / rásāsaḥ¹
Accusative	रसम् rásam	रसौ rásau	रसान् rásān
Instrumental	रसेन rásena	रसाभ्याम् rásābhyām	रसैः / रसेभिः¹ rásaiḥ / rásebhiḥ¹
Dative	रसाय rásāya	रसाभ्याम् rásābhyām	रसेभ्यः rásebhyaḥ
Ablative	रसात् rásāt	रसाभ्याम् rásābhyām	रसेभ्यः rásebhyaḥ
Genitive	रसस्य rásasya	रसयोः rásayoḥ	रसानाम् rásānām
Locative	रसे ráse	रसयोः rásayoḥ	रसेषु ráseṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → English: rasa
• → Konkani: (learned)
  • Devanagari: रस
  • Kannada: ರಸ್ (ras)
  • Latin: ros
• → Old Javanese: rasa (learned)
  • Javanese: ꦫꦱ (rasa)
  • → Balinese: ᬭᬲ, ᬭᬲ (rasa, “taste”);ᬭᬵᬣ (rasa, “love”)
• Pali: rasa
  • → Burmese: ရသ (ra.sa.) (learned)
  • → Khmer: រស (rŭəh) (learned)
  • → Lao: ລົດ (lot, “flavour”) (learned)
  • → Lü: ᦷᦟᧆ (lod) (learned)
  • → Malay: rasa (learned)
    • Indonesian: rasa
  • → Thai: รส (rót) (learned)
• Prakrit: 𑀭𑀲 (rasa)
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: रस (ras)
    • Urdu: رس‎
  • Marathi: रस (ras)
  • Nepali: रस (ras)
  • Punjabi: ਰਸ (ras)
• → Tamil: ரசம் (racam)
  • → English: rasam
• → Telugu: రసము (rasamu)

References

• Cappeller, Carl 1891: A Sanskrit-English dictionary, Strassburg.
• Monier-Williams, Monier 1899: Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Oxford.