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Rahigáú, in Nepál, Lat. 29°, Long. 81° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . راهي گانو Pers. Hind.
"Travellers' village."

Rahímpur, in Hindostán, Lat. 28°, Long. 77° . . . . . . . . . . . . رحيم پور Arab. Hind.
"Town of the merciful." Rahím, the merciful, is an epithet of Állah.

Rajagiri, in Bahár, Lat. 24°, Long. 85° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . راجا گري Hind.
"King's mountain." It may also be derived from the Sanskrit Raja-griha, king's abode.
Anal. Rája-hat, in Bengál, Lat. 22°, Long. 88°; Rája-pur, in the Kónkan, Lat. 16°, Long. 73°;
in Hindostán, Lat. 26°, Long. 83°; in Audh, Lat. 27°, Long. 81°, &c.; Raja-rám-pur, King
Ráma's town, in Bengál, Lat. 25°, Long. 88°.

Rajamándri, in Orissa, Lat. 17°, Long. 81° . . . . . . . . . . . . راج مندري Hind.
In this form the name derived from the Sanskrit Rajamándira, or Rajamándara, would
signify
"King's house, or king's paradise."
The proper Sanskrit name was, according to some philologists, Rajapúra, king's town.
Others consider the name to be a contraction of Rajamahéndri, the city of Great Indra,
the king of Rajasthán. See Rajputána.

Rajgárh, in Berár, Lat. 20°, Long. 79° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . راج گڑھ Hind.
"King's fort." The same name in Rajvára, Lat. 25°, Long. 75°; in Simla, Lat. 30°,
Long. 77°, &c.
Anal. Raj-ghát, in Hindostán, Lat. 28°, Long. 78°; in Simla, Lat. 30°, Long. 77°; Raj-kót,
in Gujrát, Lat. 22°, Long. 70°; Raj-mahál, in Bengál, Lat. 25°, Long. 87°; Raj-nágar, in
Bándelkhánd, Lat. 22°, Long. 80°; in Bengál, Lat. 24°, Long. 91°, &c.; Ráj-pur, in Gujrát,
Lat. 22°, Long. 74°; Raj-púri, in the Kónkan, Lat. 18°, Long. 73°.

Rajputána, a province in Western India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . راجپوتانه Hind.
"Country of the Rajpúts." Properly Raja-putra-sthána (sthána, abode place,
country).
The Rajpúts, a branch of the Kshátrìyas, are now one of the most numerous tribes
of Hindús. Originally the kings had to be chosen from the caste of the Kshátrìyas.
Other names of this province are: Raj-vára, Raja-sthán.

Rákus Tal, see Ravanhrád.

Ráma, in Rajvára, Lat. 25°, Long. 72° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . राम Sanskr.
The name of Ráma, the famous national hero and incorporation of Vishnu, is also very fre-
quently met with in compound geographical names.
Anal. Rama-pátan, in the northern Karnátik, Lat. 15°, Long. 80°; Ráma-pur, in the
Dékhan, Lat. 17°, Long. 74°; Rama-saráì, also abbreviated Ramsaráì, a valley in Gárhvál;
Ram-dúrg, in Maissúr, Lat. 15°, Long. 75°.