Adhirajya, Ādhirājya, Adhirājya: 16 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaAdhirājya (अधिराज्य).—A Kingdom in ancient India, described in Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9, Verse 44. Today this place is known as Rewa.
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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryAdhirājya.—(EI 24), a realm or kingdom. Note: adhirājya is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Ādhirājya.—(CII 3), a derivative from the title Adhirāja; supreme sovereignty. Note: ādhirājya 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishādhirājya (आधिराज्य).—n Sovereignty.
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 dictionaryAdhirājya (अधिराज्य).—[adhikṛtaṃ rājyaṃ rāṣṭram atra]
1) Imperial or sovereign sway, supremacy, sole sovereignty, imperial dignity, an empire.
2) Name of a country.
Derivable forms: adhirājyam (अधिराज्यम्).
See also (synonyms): adhirāṣṭra.
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Ādhirājya (आधिराज्य).—[adhirājasya bhāvaḥ karma vā ṣyañ] Royalty, sovereignty, supreme sway; बभौ भूयः कुमारत्वादाधिराज्य- मवाप्य सः (babhau bhūyaḥ kumāratvādādhirājya- mavāpya saḥ) R.17.3; Mu.2.
Derivable forms: ādhirājyam (आधिराज्यम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhirājya (अधिराज्य).—n. (jyaṃ) Empire, supreme sway. E. adhi, and rājya kingdom.
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Ādhirājya (आधिराज्य).—n.
(-jyaṃ) Supreme sway, royalty, royal government. E. adhirāja and ṣyañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhirājya (अधिराज्य).—[adhi-rājya], n. Supreme sway. [Mahāvīracharita, (ed. Trithen.)] 65, 9.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhirājya (अधिराज्य).—[neuter] supreme sway, sovereignty.
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Ādhirājya (आधिराज्य).—[neuter] sovereignty.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Adhirājya (अधिराज्य):—[=adhi-rājya] [from adhi-rāj] n. supremacy, imperial dignity
2) [v.s. ...] an empire
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a country.
4) Ādhirājya (आधिराज्य):—n. ([from] adhi-rāja), royalty, royal government, supreme sway, [Atharva-veda; Raghuvaṃśa; Bālarāmāyaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhirājya (अधिराज्य):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-jyam) 1) Supreme sway.
2) Empire.
3) The name of a country, also read adhirāṣṭra and adhivājya. E. adhi and rājya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdhirājya (आधिराज्य):—[ādhi-rājya] (jyaṃ) 1. n. Supreme sway.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Adhirājya (अधिराज्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ahirāya.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAdhirājya (अधिराज्य):—(nm) a suzerain power; suzerainty.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀdhirājya (ಆಧಿರಾಜ್ಯ):—[noun] the supreme sway; the ultimate sovereign power.
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 DictionaryAdhirājya (अधिराज्य):—n. sovereignty; empire; kingdom;
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)
Starts with: Adhirajyabhaj, Adhirajyakushadya, Atirajyam.
Full-text: Adhirajyabhaj, Adhirashtra, Atirajyam, Adhivajya, Ahiraya.
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