rājan

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See also: rajan, Rajan, and ráján

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).

Noun

rājan m

  1. king, ruler
    • (Can we date this quote?), Tripiṭaka:
      Bhūtapubbaṃ, ambaṭṭha, rājā okkāko yā sā mahesī piyā manāpā, tassā puttassa rajjaṃ pariṇāmetukāmo jeṭṭhakumāre raṭṭhasmā pabbājesi – okkāmukhaṃ karakaṇḍaṃ hatthinikaṃ sinisūraṃ .
      At one time King Okkaka, to whom his queen was dear and beloved, wishing to transfer the kingdom to her son, banished his elder brothers from the kingdom – Okkamukha, Karandu, Hatthiniya and Sinipura.

Usage notes

In compounds, it is declined as though it were an a-stem rāja.

The vocative is normally preceded by mahā ("great").

Declension

Descendants

  • Burmese: ရာဇ (raja.)
  • Khmer: រាជ (riəc)

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “rājan”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead