Rajadanda, Rājadaṇḍa, Rajan-danda, Rājādaṇḍa, Rajadamda: 13 definitions
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Rajadanda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, 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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryRāja-daṇḍa.—(SII 1), punishment imposed by the king. Note: rāja-daṇḍa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryrājadaṇḍa : (m.) punishment ordered by a king.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryRājādaṇḍa refers to: punishment ordered by the king PvA. 216, 217.
Note: rājādaṇḍa is a Pali compound consisting of the words rājā and daṇḍa.
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 Dictionaryrājadaṇḍa (राजदंड).—m (S) Punishment inflicted by the king. 2 Fine or mulct imposed by the king. 3 Fine due to the king from a person ejected from caste on his restoration.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishrājadaṇḍa (राजदंड).—m Punishment inflicted by the king.
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 dictionaryRājadaṇḍa (राजदण्ड).—
1) a king's sceptre.
2) royal authority.
3) punishment inflicted by a king.
4) fine payable to a king.
Derivable forms: rājadaṇḍaḥ (राजदण्डः).
Rājadaṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rājan and daṇḍa (दण्ड).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRājadaṇḍa (राजदण्ड).—n.
(-ṇḍaṃ) 1. Punishment ordered by the king. 2. A baton, a sceptre. E. rāja, daṇḍa a staff, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRājadaṇḍa (राजदण्ड).—[masculine] royal authority or a punishment inflicted by a king.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRājadaṇḍa (राजदण्ड):—[=rāja-daṇḍa] [from rāja > rāj] m. a k°’s sceptre or authority, punishment inflicted by a k°
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRājadaṇḍa (राजदण्ड):—[rāja-daṇḍa] (ṇḍaṃ) 1. n. A sceptre; punishment by a king.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRājadaṃḍa (ರಾಜದಂಡ):—
1) [noun] a rod or staff, highly ornamented, held by kings on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of sovereignty; a royal sceptre.
2) [noun] the power, authority of a king.
3) [noun] a punishment decreed by a king.
4) [noun] the amount of fine a person has to pay to the king as punishment or penalty for an offence.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Rajan, Danda, Raja, Tanta.
Starts with: Rajadamdane, Rajadandabhayakula, Rajatantanai.
Full-text: Rajadandabhayakula, Rajadamdane, Rajana, Danda.
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