राज्

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See also: राज, राज़, रोज़, रंज, राजि, रोज़ा, राजा, and रोज

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrā́ṭṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗḱs (“king”). Cognate with Latin rēx (“king”), Welsh rhi (“king”).

Noun

राज् • (rā́j) stem, m

  1. (Rigvedic) a king, sovereign, chief, lord
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.12.1:
      मध्ये॒ होता॑ दुरो॒णे ब॒र्हिषो॒ राळ् अग्निस् तो॒दस्य॒ रोद॑सी॒ यज॑ध्यै।
      अ॒यं स सू॒नुः सह॑स ऋ॒तावा॑ दू॒रात् सूर्यो॒ न शो॒चिषा॑ ततान॥
      mádhye hótā duroṇé barhíṣo rā́ḷ ágnís todásya ródasī yájadhyai.
      ayáṃ sá sūnúḥ sáhasa ṛtā́vā dūrā́t sū́ryo ná śocíṣā tatāna.
      May Agni, the king of trimmed grass, Herald within the Impeller's dwelling, offer worship to heaven and earth.
      He, Son of Strength, the Holy, from a distance hath spread himself abroad with light like the sun.
Declension
Masculine root-stem declension of राज् (rā́j)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative राट्
rā́ṭ 		राजौ / राजा¹
rā́jau / rā́jā¹ 		राजः
rā́jaḥ
Vocative राट्
rā́ṭ 		राजौ / राजा¹
rā́jau / rā́jā¹ 		राजः
rā́jaḥ
Accusative राजम्
rā́jam 		राजौ / राजा¹
rā́jau / rā́jā¹ 		राजः
rā́jaḥ
Instrumental राजा
rājā́ 		राड्भ्याम्
rāḍbhyā́m 		राड्भिः
rāḍbhíḥ
Dative राजे
rājé 		राड्भ्याम्
rāḍbhyā́m 		राड्भ्यः
rāḍbhyáḥ
Ablative राजः
rājáḥ 		राड्भ्याम्
rāḍbhyā́m 		राड्भ्यः
rāḍbhyáḥ
Genitive राजः
rājáḥ 		राजोः
rājóḥ 		राजाम्
rājā́m
Locative राजि
rājí 		राजोः
rājóḥ 		राट्सु
rāṭsú
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.

Root

राज् • (rāj)

  1. to rule, to reign
  2. to direct, to govern
  3. to be a king; to be kingly or regal
Derived terms
Sanskrit terms belonging to the root राज् (0 c, 3 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root राज् (9 c, 0 e)
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References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “राज्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 872/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 444-6
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