Rajabhata, Rājabhaṭa, Rājābhaṭa, Raja-bhata: 8 definitions

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Rajabhata means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Rajabhata in Purana glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Rājabhaṭa (राजभट).—Police officials;1 go to hell.2

  • 1) Vāyu-purāṇa 101. 154.
  • 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 2. 155.
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

Rājabhaṭa (राजभट) is the name of a Vīra (hero) who, together with the Ḍākinī named Rājabhaṭī forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Guṇacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the guṇacakra refers to one of the four divisions of the sahaja-puṭa (‘innate layer’), situated within the padma (lotus) in the middle of the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs and Vīras [viz., Rājabhaṭa] are whitish red in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Rajabhata in Pali glossary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

rājabhaṭa : (m.) a soldier.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Rājābhaṭa refers to: king’s hireling or soldier Vin. I, 74, 88; SnA 38 (in simile)

Note: rājābhaṭa is a Pali compound consisting of the words rājā and bhaṭa.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Rajabhata in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rājabhaṭa (राजभट).—[masculine] a king’s soldier.

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

1) Rājabhaṭa (राजभट):—[=rāja-bhaṭa] [from rāja > rāj] m. a k°’s soldier, soldier of the royal army, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] a messenger, envoy (= dūta), [Viṣṇu-purāṇa [Scholiast or Commentator]]

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Rajabhata in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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