Rajaduta, Rājadūta, Rajan-duta, Rājādūta, Raja-duta: 7 definitions
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Rajaduta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryrājadūta : (m.) a king's messenger or envoy.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryRājādūta refers to: king’s messenger Sn. 411, 412; in meaning of “message, ” i.e. calling somebody to court, summons at J. II, 101, 305.
Note: rājādūta is a Pali compound consisting of the words rājā and dūta.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryrājadūta (राजदूत).—m (S) A royal messenger.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishrājadūta (राजदूत).—m A royal messenger.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRājadūta (राजदूत).—a king's ambassador, an envoy.
Derivable forms: rājadūtaḥ (राजदूतः).
Rājadūta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rājan and dūta (दूत).
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRājadūta (ರಾಜದೂತ):—
1) [noun] a servant of a king.
2) [noun] the highest-ranking diplomatic representative appointed by one country or government to represent it in another; an ambassador.
3) [noun] an official agent with a special mission.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryRājadūta (राजदूत):—n. 1. ambassador; envoy; 2. hist. king's messenger;
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, Duta, Raja.
Starts with: Rajadutavasa.
Full-text: Irauttan, Vakyakara, Duta, Pratyayana, Pesita.
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