WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ra•jas  (ruj′əs),USA pronunciation n. [Hinduism.]
  1. Eastern ReligionsSee under guna. 
  • Sanskrit
ra•jas•ic  (rə jas′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gu•na  (gŏŏn′ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Eastern Religions(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas), dullness or inertia (tamas,) and goodness or purity (sattva.)
  • Sanskrit guṇa thread, quality
  • 1860–65

'rajas' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Erebus - guna

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