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Paramaraja, ʲᲹ, Parama-raja: 7 definitions

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Paramaraja means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Paramaraja in Theravada glossary
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A king of Ayodhya (in India?) who built a monastery, called the Lankarama, for the Elder Dhammakitti. P.L.C.245.

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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India history and geography

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

ʲᲹ.�(EI 31, 33), royal title. See ParamarājādhiᲹ. Note: 貹Ჹ is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

ʲᲹ (परमराज).—a supreme monarch.

Derivable forms: 貹Ჹ� (परमराज�).

ʲᲹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms parama and (रा�).

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

ʲᲹ (परमराज).—m.

(-Ჹ�) A supreme monarch. E. parama, and Ჹn a king, ṭa aff.

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

Paramaraja (परमर�):—[=parama-raja] [from parama > para] m. a supreme monarch, [Laghukaumudī]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʲᲹ (परमराज):—[parama-Ჹ] (Ჹ�) 1. m. Supreme king.

[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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