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Rajalakshana, Ჹṣaṇa, Rajan-lakshana: 12 definitions

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Rajalakshana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Ჹṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Rajalaksana or Rajalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Rajalakshana in Pancaratra glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Pāñcarātra

Ჹṣaṇa (राजलक्षण) [=Ჹṣaṇa] is the name of the tenth chapter of the Ծܻ󲹲ṃh: an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama scripture in thirty-four chapters dealing with the varieties of worships, administration of sciences, Ჹ󲹰, town planning, expiation, installation of images, the rules regarding the construction of images, etc.

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Ჹṣaṇa (राजलक्षण) or “characteristics of the ruling class� is the name of the tenth chapter of the Ծܻ󲹲ṃh, an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama text dealing with the annual festivals of temples and regular temple worship routines.—Description of the chapter [Ჹṣaṇa]: The kingdom is the body, and the king is the life-giving element [ī] to it ; therefore it is necessary to keep both the king and the kingdom intact (1). Then follow several personal qualifications of a man capable of ruling others ( 2-20 ). The daily duties and privileges of the king are then enumerated (21-51). The chapter ends with some administrative injunctions aimed at the allocation of equipment and dispersal of personnel in his kingdom (52-57).

Pancaratra book cover
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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Rajalakshana in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

Ჹṣaṇa (राजलक्षण).—n (S) Any natural mark indicating royalty. 2 Any article of the royal insignia.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Rajalakshana in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ჹṣaṇa (राजलक्षण).�

1) any mark on a man's body indicating future royalty. royal insignia, regalia.

Derivable forms: Ჹṣaṇa (राजलक्षणम्).

Ჹṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and ṣaṇa (लक्ष�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ჹṣaṇa (राजलक्षण).—n.

(-ṇa�) 1. Royal insignia. 2. Any natural mark indicating future Kingship, or Hindu royalty. E. Ჹ, and ṣaṇa mark.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ჹṣaṇa (राजलक्षण).—n. 1. royal insignia. 2. any natural mark indicating royalty.

Ჹṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and ṣaṇa (लक्ष�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ჹṣaṇa (राजलक्षण).—[neuter] royal sign or token.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ჹṣaṇa (राजलक्षण):—[=rāja-ṣaṇa] [from rāja > rāj] n. a royal sign or token, any mark on the body etc. indicating a future k°, [Daśakumāra-carita]

2) [v.s. ...] royal insignia, regalia, [Horace H. Wilson]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ჹṣaṇa (राजलक्षण):—[rāja-ṣaṇa] (ṇa�) 1. n. Royal insignia.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Rajalakshana in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Ჹṣaṇa (राजलक्षण):—n. � राजचिह्न [ᲹԲ]

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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