Rāvaṇa, the demon King of Ceylon, [1], [18], [19], [20], [27], [86], [96], [215]

Rig-Veda, [38] note

Rishi, a sage, [38], [100];
Ṛishis, the Seven (or Seven Sages), Ursa Major, [23], [38], [41], [45], [46], [84], [90], [216]

Ṛrishyāçṛiṅga, a hermit, [53]

Rohiṇī, wife of the Moon, [xxi], [124], [159], [206], [208], [209]

Rudra, Çiva, [40]

Ruru, an ascetic, [138]

S.

Sāgarikā, [144]

Sāhitya-Darpaṇa, [xii], [xviii], [xix], [xx], [212] note