Sanskrit

Root

रण् • ‎(raṇ)

1. or रन् (cf. √ रम्) cl.1.4. P. रणति, रण्यति (2. du. रण्यथः RV. i, 112, 18 ; pf. रारण RV. ; aor. अराणिषुः, रणिष्टन ib.), to rejoice, be pleased, take pleasure in (loc., rarely acc.) RV.
2. to gladden, delight, gratify ib. : Caus. रण्ड्यति, °ते, to cheer, gladden, exhilarate with (instr. or loc.) RV.
3. to be at ease, be pleased or satisfied with, delight in (loc.) ib. TS. AV. : Intens. (Subj. रारणत्, रारन् ; Impv. रारन्धि, रारन्तु) = Caus. (as well in the trans. as in the intrans. meanings) RV.

Derived terms

• रण ‎(raṇa)
• रण्य ‎(raṇya)

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0863