Rajaputra, 搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补, Rajan-putra: 21 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Skanda-purana搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ, 鈥減rince鈥�) refers to one of the fifty-six 惫颈苍腻测补办补蝉 located at K膩艣墨 (V膩r膩峁嘺s墨), and forms part of a sacred pilgrimage (测腻迟谤腻), described in the K膩艣墨kha峁囜笉a (Skanda-pur膩峁嘺 4.2.57). He is also known as 搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补vin膩yaka, 搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补ga峁噀艣a and 搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补vighne艣a. These fifty-six 惫颈苍腻测补办补蝉 are positioned at the eight cardinal points in seven concentric circles (8x7). They center around a deity named 岣宧u峁囜笉hi谤腻箩补 (or 岣宧u峁囜笉hi-vin膩yaka) positioned near the Vi艣van膩tha temple, which lies at the heart of K膩艣墨, near the Ga峁単es. This arrangement symbolises the interconnecting relationship of the macrocosmos, the mesocosmos and the microcosmos.
搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 is positioned in the North-Eastern corner of the second circle of the 办腻艣墨-尘补峁囜笉补濒补. According to Rana Singh , his shrine is located at 鈥淩aj Ghat Road to Adi Keshava, A 37/ 48鈥�. Worshippers of 搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 will benefit from his quality, which is defined as 鈥渢he protector and saviour of the kingdom鈥�. His coordinates are: Lat. 25.19750, Lon. 83.02383 (or, 25掳11'51.0"N, 83掳01'25.8"E) (Google maps)
搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补, and the other 惫颈苍腻测补办补蝉, are described in the Skandapur膩峁嘺 (the largest of the eighteen 尘补丑腻辫耻谤腻峁嘺蝉). This book narrates the details and legends surrounding numerous holy pilgrimages (迟墨谤迟丑补-尘腻丑腻迟尘测补) throughout India. It is composed of over 81,000 metrical verses with the core text dating from the before the 4th-century CE.
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ) refers to a 鈥減rince鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.5.25 (鈥淧rayer by the gods鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as the Gods said to 艢iva: 鈥淸...] You removed the misery of the king Satyaratha and you conferred good goal on him. You enabled the prince (谤腻箩补辫耻迟谤补) Dharmagupta to cross the ocean of worldly existence and made him happy here. O great lord, mercifully you made the Brahmin 艢ucivrata strictly adhering to devotion to you gain knowledge along with his mother and made him rich too. [...]鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ).鈥擜 name of Budha, the son of R膩jasoma and the originator of the science of elephantology.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 24. 3.
1b) Prince; special teachers are to be appointed to teach him Dharma, Artha and K膩ma 艣膩stras, to train him in elephant riding, chariot riding, and in arts and crafts; he must have his bodyguard so that he may not mix with the undesirables and may control his senses; he must live in a private residence, for an ill-disciplined prince will root out the family.1 A possible internal enemy of the king.2
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
: Wisdom Library: Artha艣膩stra搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ) refers to a 鈥減rince鈥� and represents an official title used in the political management of townships in ancient India. Officers, ministers, and sovereigns bearing such titles [eg., 搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补] were often present in ancient inscriptions when, for example, the king wanted to address his subjects or make an important announcement.
Arthashastra (啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, artha艣膩stra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram (shaivism)搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ) refers to 鈥減rinces鈥� (i.e., the twelve disciples of Matsyendran膩tha), according to Abhinava in his Tantr膩loka verse 29.25-43.鈥擬atsyendran膩tha and his consort had twelve disciples. Out of these twelve 鈥榩rinces鈥� (谤腻箩补辫耻迟谤补), six were 鈥榗elibate鈥�, that is, they did not have spiritual offspring. The other six founded the six lineages (ovalli also called kulas) mentioned above. They are worshipped along with Matsyendran膩tha and his consort in the Wheel of the Siddhas at the beginning of the Kaula ritual described by Abhinava in his Tantr膩loka. These six鈥擝ha峁弓a, Indra, Valkala, Ah墨ndra, Gajendra and Mah墨dhara are celibate and so do not possess authority, as authority is the expansion of vitality along the path of Kula.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ) refers to 鈥減rinces鈥�, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥�(Now) I will tell (you) about the arising (of the tradition) that gives bliss and accomplishment in the K峁泃a Age [...] (There) the (goddess) Kul膩lik膩 has five faces. She has ten beautiful, a divine (beautiful) form and is very powerful. Mounted on a ghost as (her) seat, she is yellow and possesses a beautiful, radiant power. Bearing the form (she assumes when engaged in Kaula) practice, she is profound; (her) form is tranquil and sports with great (delight). Mighty with her strength, twelve princes (谤腻箩补辫耻迟谤补) accompany her. [...]鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (mahayana)搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ) refers to 鈥減rinces鈥�, according to the 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺辫补谤颈辫峁沜肠丑腻.鈥擺...] At midday the king should write down this incantation with saffron, after which he is to conquer the hostile army. By reciting this 诲丑腻谤补峁嚹� three times daily one is freed from even the five sins of immediate retribution, gains heaps of merit and shall be able to remember former existences. Laypeople, monastics, kings (谤腻箩补), princes (谤腻箩补辫耻迟谤补), Brahmins and Dharma preachers are all promised to benefit from this spell.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryR膩ja-putra.鈥�(EI 30; CII 3; 4; HD), originally 鈥榓 prince鈥�; title of princes and subordinate rulers; but later a title of nobi- lity especially in the modified forms R膩vata, R膩uta, etc.; some- times also used in the sense of 鈥榓 R膩jp奴t鈥� often explained as 鈥榓 horse-man鈥�. Cf. Ep. Ind., Vol. XVII, p. 321. See R膩ja- putraka. Note: 谤腻箩补-putra is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary谤腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ).鈥攎 (S) A son of a king. 2 A Kshatriya or man of the military tribe.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English谤腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ).鈥�m A son of a king, a prince.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ).鈥�
1) a prince.
2) a K峁triya, a man of the military tribe.
3) the planet Mercury.
4) Name of a mixed caste.
5) a Rajpoot.
5) A kind of mango.
Derivable forms: 谤腻箩补辫耻迟谤补岣� (啶班ぞ啶溹お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ啶�).
搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 谤腻箩补n and putra (啶啶む啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ).鈥擨. m. 1. the son of a king. 2. a man of the military tribe. 3. a soldier. 4. the planet Mercury. Ii. f. 迟谤墨. 1. a princess. 2. a woman of the K峁triya tribe. 3. a kind of brass. 4. the musk shrew.
搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 谤腻箩补n and putra (啶啶む啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ).鈥�1. [masculine] a king鈥檚 son, prince ([feminine] pu迟谤墨); a R膩jpoot.
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搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ).鈥�2. [adjective] having princes as sons.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攁 writer on k膩ma艣膩stra. Mentioned in Ku峁弓an墨mata 77. 122.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ):鈥擺=谤腻箩补-putra] [from 谤腻箩补 > r膩j] m. a k掳鈥檚 son, prince, [峁歡-veda] etc. etc. (-迟腻 f., [Mah膩bh膩rata])
2) [v.s. ...] a R膩jput (who claims descent from the ancient K峁triyas), [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 210 n. 1]
3) [v.s. ...] the son of a Vai艣ya by an Amba峁ａ弓h膩, or the son of a K峁triya by a Kara峁嚹�, [Kath膩sarits膩gara; R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹玗 etc.
4) [v.s. ...] the planet Mercury (regarded as son of the Moon), [Matsya-pur膩峁嘺]
5) [v.s. ...] a kind of mango, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] Name of a writer on K膩ma艣膩stra, [Catalogue(s)]
7) 搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤腻 (啶班ぞ啶溹お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ啶�):鈥擺=谤腻箩补-putr膩] [from 谤腻箩补-putra > 谤腻箩补 > r膩j] f. (谤腻箩补-), 鈥榟aving kings for sons鈥�, a mother of k掳, [峁歡-veda]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ):鈥擺谤腻箩补-putra] (迟谤补岣�) 1. m. A prince; the planet Mercury; a Kshetriya or soldier. f. (迟谤墨) Princess; jasmin; bell metal; gourd; musk shrew.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 搁腻耻迟迟补.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 (嗖班簿嗖溹勃喑佮菠喑嵿舶):鈥�
1) [noun] = 嗖班簿嗖溹矔喑佮伯嗖距舶 [rajakumara].
2) [noun] a sect of military caste in Rajasthan.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary搁腻箩补辫耻迟谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹お啷佮い啷嵿ぐ):鈥攏. masc. prince;
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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Partial matches: Putra, Rajan, Raja.
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