Sanskrit rīti (8)
According to Monier-Williams’ A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Sanskrit word rīti means “going, motion, course; a stream, current; a streak, line, row; limit, boundary; general course or way, usage, custom, practice, method, manner; natural property or disposition; style of speaking or writing, diction; yellow or pale brass, bell-metal; rust of iron; scoria or oxide formed on metals by exposure to heat and air.” The word rīti is derived from the root ri, connoting “to release, set free, let go; to sever, detach from; to yield, bestow; and to be shattered or dissolved, melt, become fluid, drop, and flow.” It traces its origin to the Tamil root ār through the transformation of ār > ri > rīti. The following words, related to Sanskrit rīti, also originate from Tamil ār.
rīti-kusumam, rīti-jam, calx of brass. rīti-jña, acquainted with established usages or customs. rīti-pushpa, calx of brass. rīti-prastha, a Prastha weight of brass. rīti-baddha, brass-bound, studded, or inlaid with brass. rītī-bhūta, being in a row, standing in a line.