राग

See also: रग, रेग, रंग, रांग, रोग, and रोगी

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राग (rāga).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːɡ/, [ɾäːɡ]

Noun

राग • (rāg) m (Urdu spelling راگ)

1. colour
2. emotion, feeling
3. passion
4. love
5. joy
6. sorrow
7. desire
8. (music) raga
9. melody
10. tune
11. harmony

Declension

Declension of राग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	राग rāg	राग rāg
oblique	राग rāg	रागों rāgõ
vocative	राग rāg	रागो rāgo

Derived terms

• रागद्वेष (rāgadveṣ)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “राग”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “राग”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884), “राग”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “राग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

Noun

राग • (rāg) m (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)

1. anger

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राग (rāga). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘐 (rāga, “anger, raga”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾaɡ/

Noun

राग • (rāga) m

1. anger, rage

   Synonyms: कोप (kop), क्रोध (krodh), संताप (santāp), रोष (roṣ)

   मला त्याच्याबद्दल राग आणि कीव दोन्ही वाटतात.

   malā tyācyābaddal rāg āṇi kīv donhī vāṭtāt.

   I feel both anger and pity for him.

2. (music) raga; a melodic framework used in Indian classical music

   Coordinate term: रागिणी (rāgiṇī)

3. (archaic) passion

   Synonyms: आवड (āvaḍ), आवेश (āveś)

Declension

Declension of राग (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	राग rāg
direct plural	राग rāg
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	राग rāg		राग rāg
oblique सामान्यरूप	रागा rāgā		रागां- rāgān-
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	रागाला rāgālā		रागांना rāgānnā
ergative	रागाने, रागानं rāgāne, rāgāna		रागांनी rāgānnī
instrumental	रागाशी rāgāśī		रागांशी rāgānśī
locative सप्तमी	रागात rāgāt		रागांत rāgāt
vocative संबोधन	रागा rāgā		रागांनो rāgānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of राग (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	रागाचा rāgāċā	रागाचे rāgāċe	रागाची rāgācī	रागाच्या rāgācā	रागाचे, रागाचं rāgāċe, rāgāċa	रागाची rāgācī	रागाच्या rāgācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	रागांचा rāgānċā	रागांचे rāgānċe	रागांची rāgāñcī	रागांच्या rāgāncā	रागांचे, रागांचं rāgānċe, rāgānċa	रागांची rāgāñcī	रागांच्या rāgāñcā
* 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

• रागवणे (rāgavṇe)
• रागिष्ट (rāgiṣṭa)

References

More information

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “राग”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “राग”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “राग”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Further reading

• Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “राग”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• rāga (Latin script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀕 (Brahmi script)
• রাগ (Bengali script)
• රාග (Sinhalese script)
• ရာဂ or ရႃၷ (Burmese script)
• ราค or ราคะ (Thai script)
• ᩁᩣᨣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຣາຄ or ຣາຄະ (Lao script)
• រាគ (Khmer script)
• 𑄢𑄂𑄉 (Chakma script)

Noun

राग m

1. Devanagari script form of rāga (“colour; passion”)

Declension

Declension table of "राग" (masculine)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	रागो (rāgo)	रागा (rāgā)
Accusative (second)	रागं (rāgaṃ)	रागे (rāge)
Instrumental (third)	रागेन (rāgena)	रागेहि (rāgehi) or रागेभि (rāgebhi)
Dative (fourth)	रागस्स (rāgassa) or रागाय (rāgāya) or रागत्थं (rāgatthaṃ)	रागानं (rāgānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	रागस्मा (rāgasmā) or रागम्हा (rāgamhā) or रागा (rāgā)	रागेहि (rāgehi) or रागेभि (rāgebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	रागस्स (rāgassa)	रागानं (rāgānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	रागस्मिं (rāgasmiṃ) or रागम्हि (rāgamhi) or रागे (rāge)	रागेसु (rāgesu)
Vocative (calling)	राग (rāga)	रागा (rāgā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৰাগ (Assamese script)
• ᬭᬵᬕ (Balinese script)
• রাগ (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰯𑰐 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀕 (Brahmi script)
• ရာဂ (Burmese script)
• રાગ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਾਗ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑌾𑌗 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦴꦒ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂰𑂏 (Kaithi script)
• ರಾಗ (Kannada script)
• រាគ (Khmer script)
• ຣາຄ (Lao script)
• രാഗ (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡤᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘰𑘐 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᢗᠺᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑧑𑦰 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐵𑐐 (Newa script)
• ରାଗ (Odia script)
• ꢬꢵꢔ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆳𑆓 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖯𑖐 (Siddham script)
• රාග (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩛𑩞 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚭𑚌 (Takri script)
• ராக³ (Tamil script)
• రాగ (Telugu script)
• ราค (Thai script)
• རཱ་ག (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒰𑒑 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨊𑨍 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root रञ्ज् (rañj)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.ɡɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.ɡɐ/

Noun

राग • (rāga) stem, m

1. (Epic Sanskrit) dye, colour, especially red colour
2. (Epic Sanskrit) passion, love, desire, delight
3. (Classical Sanskrit) beauty, loveliness, especially of a voice or song
4. (Classical Sanskrit) melody, harmony, "raga"

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of राग

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	रागः (rāgaḥ)	रागौ (rāgau) रागा¹ (rāgā¹)	रागाः (rāgāḥ) रागासः¹ (rāgāsaḥ¹)
accusative	रागम् (rāgam)	रागौ (rāgau) रागा¹ (rāgā¹)	रागान् (rāgān)
instrumental	रागेण (rāgeṇa)	रागाभ्याम् (rāgābhyām)	रागैः (rāgaiḥ) रागेभिः¹ (rāgebhiḥ¹)
dative	रागाय (rāgāya)	रागाभ्याम् (rāgābhyām)	रागेभ्यः (rāgebhyaḥ)
ablative	रागात् (rāgāt)	रागाभ्याम् (rāgābhyām)	रागेभ्यः (rāgebhyaḥ)
genitive	रागस्य (rāgasya)	रागयोः (rāgayoḥ)	रागाणाम् (rāgāṇām)
locative	रागे (rāge)	रागयोः (rāgayoḥ)	रागेषु (rāgeṣu)
vocative	राग (rāga)	रागौ (rāgau) रागा¹ (rāgā¹)	रागाः (rāgāḥ) रागासः¹ (rāgāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: rāga
• Prakrit: 𑀭𑀸𑀬 (rāya)
• → English: raga
• → Hindi: राग (rāg) (learned)
• → Kannada: ರಾಗ (rāga)
• → Malayalam: രാഗം (rāgaṁ)
• → Old Marathi: 𑘨𑘰𑘐 (rāga)
  • Marathi: राग (rāg)
• → Punjabi: ਰਾਗ (rāg)
• → Tamil: இராகம் (irākam)
• → Telugu: రాగము (rāgamu)
• → Urdu: راگ (rāg)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “राग”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 872, column 1.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “RAJ¹”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 424: “rāga-”
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “rāga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 618
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “rāga”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.