Sanskrit rāga (24)
According to Monier-Williams’ A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Sanskrit word rāga refers to “the act of colouring or dyeing; colour, hue, tint, dye, red colour, redness; inflammation; a particular process in the preparation of quicksilver; seasoning, condiment; the sun; the moon; Eleusinc coracana; name of the second daughter of Aṅgiras; and Eleusine coracana.” It traces its origin to the Tamil root ar through the transformation of ar > ra > rañj > rāga. The following words, related to Sanskrit rāga also originate from Tamil ar.
rāga-c̄ūrṇa, Acacia catechu (a tree yielding an astringent resin, the wood of which is used in dyeing); a red powder (which Hindūs throw over each other at the Holi festival). rāga-da, colour-giving, colouring, a kind of shrub; crystal. rāga-dṛiṡ, a ruby. rāga-dravya, colour-substance, paint, dye. rāga-pushpa, Pentapetes phoenicea; the red globe amaranth, the Chinese rose. rāga-prasava, Pentapetes Phoenicea; the red globe amaranth. rāga-maya, consisting of colour or of a red colour, red coloured, red. rāga-yuj, a ruby. rāga-lekhā, a streak or line of paint, stroke, the mark of dye. rāga-vat, having colour, coloured, red. rāga-sūtra, any coloured thread or string; a silk thread; the string of a balance (also otraka) rāgânvita, having colour or dye, coloured. rāgi-taru, the red or passionate tree, Jonesia asoka. rāgi-tā, the state of being coloured. rāgin, coloured, having a particular colour; colouring, dyeing; red, of a red colour; a painter; a sort of grain. áṅga-rāga, application of unguents or cosmetics to the body (especially after bathing); scented cosmetic. taru-rāga, tree-charm, a bud. tāmbūla-rāga, Ervum lens. kéṡa-rañjana, colouring the hair; the vegetable Eclipta prostrata. a-vyakta-rāga, dark-red (the colour of the dawn). īshad rakta, pale red. padma-rāga, lotus-hued, a ruby. padma-rāga-maya, made or consisting of rubies. pīta-rāga, of a yellow colour; yellowness; the fibres of the lotus. pushpa-rāga, flower-hued, a topaz.