Rajashastra, 搁腻箩补艣腻蝉迟谤补, Raja-shastra: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 搁腻箩补艣腻蝉迟谤补 can be transliterated into English as Rajasastra or Rajashastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
: Shodhganga: Rajadharma in the Mahabharata搁腻箩补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ).鈥擜ccordign to the first chapter of the N墨tiprak膩艣ik膩:鈥擜fter knowing the wishes of Janmejaya, Vai艣amp膩yana relates him about the 谤腻箩补艣腻蝉迟谤补 composed by Brahm膩. He says,- Brahm膩, Rudra, Subrahmanya, Indra, Manu, Brhaspati, 艢ukra, Bharadv膩ja, Gaura艣iras and Vy膩sa had respectively written 1,000,00; 50,000 ; 12,000; 6,000; 3,000; 1,000; 700; 500 and 300 chapters on polity.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (mahayana)搁腻箩补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ) refers to a 鈥渢ext for kings鈥�, according to the sixth chapter of the 厂耻惫补谤峁嘺辫谤补产丑腻蝉辞迟迟补尘补蝉奴迟谤补, which teaches the protection of the state for the mutual benefit of the Buddhist Sangha and the monarch.鈥擜ccordingly, the Caturmah膩r膩japarivarta or Chapter on the Four Great Kings, conveys an explicit message: those kings (尘补苍耻峁补-谤腻箩补) who venerate the Suvar峁嘺prabh膩sottama and support the Buddhist Sangha will be protected from hostile armies and other dangers by the Four Great Kings, and their countries will exist in highest state of harmony. Simultaneously, those who ignore this tradition will face decline. [...] At one point the scripture calls itself a 谤腻箩补艣腻蝉迟谤补, a text for kings.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary搁腻箩补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ).鈥擺neuter] royal science, state policy.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary搁腻箩补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ):鈥擺=谤腻箩补-艣腻蝉迟谤补] [from r膩ja > r膩j] n. = -惫颈诲测腻, [Mah膩bh膩rata]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shastra, Raja.
Full-text: Rajarajashastra, Devendrasamaya, Manushyaraja, Raja, King.
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Kamashastra Discourse (Life in Ancient India) (by Nidheesh Kannan B.)
6. Tradition (behind the formation of Artha艣膩stra) < [Chapter 4 - Positioning K膩ma among the Puru峁Ｄ乺thas]
Yasastilaka and Indian culture (Study) (by Krishna Kanta Jandiqui)
Part 3 - Niti-shastras mentioned in the Yasastilaka < [Chapter 18 - Quotations nad References]
Glimpses of History of Sanskrit Literature (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Chapter 22 - Introduction to Artha-Shastra (polity) < [Section 4 - Classical Sanskrit literature]
Buddhacarita (by Charles Willemen)
Chapter I - Birth < [Fascicle One]
Vaishnava Myths in the Puranas (by Kum. Geeta P. Kurandwad)
Gist and Summary of the Puranas < [Chapter 3 - Puranas: Their classification and contents]