Rajadhani, R膩jadh膩ni, Rajan-dhani, R膩j膩诲丑腻苍墨, Raja-dhani: 19 definitions
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩搁腻箩补诲丑腻苍墨 (啶班ぞ啶溹ぇ啶距え啷�) refers to 鈥渃apitals鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩: the eighth chapter of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta (a collection of Mah膩y膩na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] Save for those who were sitting in the pavilion in the sky, the rest of them in the great three-thousand of worlds, staying on the surface of the earth, as far as its foundations, thought that they disappeared. The king of the mountain (辫补谤惫补迟补谤腻箩补), Mount Sumeru, Mount Cakrav膩岣峚, and Mount Mah膩cakrav膩岣峚 disappeared from the sight of living beings. Villages, towns, market-towns, royal cities, capitals (谤腻箩补诲丑腻苍墨) disappeared as well. However, with the lion鈥檚 throne (蝉颈尘丑腻蝉补苍补) of the Lord it was another matter, they perceived it as shining ten thousand yojanas high as placed in these pavilions placed in the vault of the sky鈥�.
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (mahayana)搁腻箩补诲丑腻苍墨 (啶班ぞ啶溹ぇ啶距え啷�) refers to the 鈥渞oyal residence鈥� (which should be cleaned and purified), according to the Mah膩s膩hasrapramardanas奴tra.鈥擳he setting of this long and complex scripture is R膩jag峁沨a, where the Buddha and the Four Great Kings offer protection from calamities following an earthquake in Vai艣膩l墨. Towards the end, this S奴tra provides detailed instructions for several rituals, including one for the protection of the state. This prescribes that the royal residence (谤腻箩补诲丑腻苍墨) should be cleaned and purified with flowers, incense and other offerings. Four maidens should be placed in the four directions with swords in their hands. The 诲丑腻谤补峁嚹� should be recited and written on strips of cloth, mounted on the top of Caityas, trees and banners. Recitation should continue for a fortnight, thus saving the state.
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture搁腻箩补诲丑腻苍墨 (啶班ぞ啶溹ぇ啶距え啷�) refers to a 鈥渃apital (city)鈥�, according to the 痴补箩谤补迟耻峁囜笉补蝉补尘补测补办补濒辫补谤腻箩补, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hen the Bhagav膩n reached the vicinity of the residence of Vai艣rava峁嘺. In that region there was a choicest forest called Vi峁vaka. There was a lotus lake in the middle of an opening of the forest. By the power of that lotus lake the fields, gardens, forests, groves, flowers and fruits in the capital (谤腻箩补诲丑腻苍墨) of A岣峚kavat墨 became refreshed [...]鈥�.
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 Glossary搁腻箩补诲丑腻苍墨.鈥�(EI 23), the capital; sometimes used to indicate the headquarters of a chief or governor. Note: 谤腻箩补诲丑腻苍墨 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.
: OpenEdition books: 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补岣� (History)搁腻箩补诲丑腻苍墨 (啶班ぞ啶溹ぇ啶距え啷�) refers to one of the quarter-divisions of V膩r膩峁嘺s墨, as is mentioned in the 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补 by Jinaprabhas奴ri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (迟墨谤迟丑补蝉).鈥擠ivision into quarters 262 [(38) 74.20-23], 搂 13: Deva-V膩r膩峁嘺s墨, Madana-V膩r膩峁嘺s墨, 搁腻箩补诲丑腻苍墨-V膩r膩峁嘺s墨; Vijaya-V膩r膩峁嘺s墨.
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
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryr膩jadh膩ni : (f.) the royal city.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryR膩j膩诲丑腻苍墨 refers to: a royal city (usually combined with g膩ma & nigama) A. I, 159; II, 33; III, 108; Vin. III, 89; J. V, 453; Pv 1318.
Note: 谤腻箩腻诲丑腻苍墨 is a Pali compound consisting of the words 谤腻箩腻 and 诲丑腻苍墨.
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary谤腻箩补诲丑腻苍墨 (醼涐��囜�撫��斸��) [(th墨) (醼戓��)]鈥�
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Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary谤腻箩补诲丑腻苍墨 (啶班ぞ啶溹ぇ啶距え啷�).鈥攆 (S) 谤腻箩补苍补驳补谤墨 f (S) The city in which the king resides, the royal city, or the metropolis.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English谤腻箩补诲丑腻苍墨 (啶班ぞ啶溹ぇ啶距え啷�) [-nagar墨, -啶ㄠ啶班].鈥�f The metropolis.
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搁腻箩补诲丑腻苍墨 (啶班ぞ啶溹ぇ啶距え啷�).鈥攖he king's residence, the capital, metropolis, the seat of government; 啶む 啶︵ぎ啷嵿お啶む 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶� 啶啶班い啶� 啶班ぞ啶溹ぇ啶距え啷�啶� (tau dampat墨 sv膩峁� prati 谤腻箩补诲丑腻苍墨峁�) (辫谤补蝉迟丑腻辫补测腻尘腻蝉补) R.2.7.
搁腻箩补诲丑腻苍墨 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 谤腻箩补苍 and 诲丑腻苍墨 (啶оぞ啶ㄠ). See also (synonyms): 谤腻箩补诲丑腻苍补, 谤腻箩补诲丑腻苍补ka, 谤腻箩补诲丑腻苍颈办腻.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary搁腻箩补诲丑腻苍墨 (啶班ぞ啶溹ぇ啶距え啷�).鈥擺feminine] a king鈥檚 residence; [ablative] tas.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary搁腻箩补诲丑腻苍墨 (啶班ぞ啶溹ぇ啶距え啷�):鈥擺=r膩ja-诲丑腻苍墨] [from r膩ja > r膩j] f. idem, [Mah膩bh膩rata; K膩vya literature] etc.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary搁腻箩补诲丑腻苍墨 (啶班ぞ啶溹ぇ啶距え啷�) [Also spelled rajdhani]:鈥�(nf) a capital, metropolis; —[辫补谤补峁诲] metropolitan council.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusR膩jadh膩ni (嗖班簿嗖溹钵嗖距波嗖�):鈥擺noun] a city or town that is the official seat of government of a state, nation, etc.; a capital.
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搁腻箩补诲丑腻苍墨 (啶班ぞ啶溹ぇ啶距え啷�):鈥攏. capital; metropolis; capital city;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Rajan, Tani, Raja.
Starts with: Rajadhanika, Rajadhanitas.
Full-text (+40): Shivarajadhani, Ujjenirajadhani, Kusavatirajadhani, Rajadhanitas, Rajadhanaka, Bandhumarajadhani, Ketakarajadhani, Kularajadhani, Shakadhiparajadhani, Rajdhani, Ratnakusumapradipa, Rajadhanika, Rajadhana, Rasadani, Vidarbhadhiparajadhani, Vidarbhadhipa, Vidarbharajadhani, Tani, Ratnasalavyuhameghapradipa, Rativyuha.
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