Dvairajya, Dvairājya: 7 definitions

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Dvairajya means something in 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Dvairājya (द्वैराज्य).—

1) A dominion divided between two kings. तत्रभवतोर्भ्रात्रोः (tatrabhavatorbhrātroḥ)...द्वैराज्यमवस्थापयितुकामोऽस्मि (dvairājyamavasthāpayitukāmo'smi) M.5.12/13.

2) A frontier. चरच्चिरं शैशवयौवनीयद्वैराज्यभाजि त्वयि खेदमेति (caracciraṃ śaiśavayauvanīyadvairājyabhāji tvayi khedameti) N.8.59.

Derivable forms: dvairājyam (द्वैराज्यम्).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dvairājya (द्वैराज्य).—i. e. dvi-rājan + ya. n. A dominion divided between two princes, [Mālavikāgnimitra, (ed. Tullberg.)] 69, 17.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dvairājya (द्वैराज्य).—[adjective] dominion divided between two princes.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Dvairājya (द्वैराज्य):—[=dvai-rājya] [from dvai] n. a dominion divided between 2 princes, [Mālavikāgnimitra v, 12/13; Rājataraṅgiṇī]

2) [v.s. ...] the boundaries of 2 states, a frontier, [Naiṣadha-carita viii, 59.]

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

Dvairājya (द्वैराज्य):—(von dvi + rājan) n. eine unter zwei Fürsten getheilte Herrschaft: tatrabhavatoryajñasenamādhavasenayordvairājyamavasthāpayitukāmo smi [Mālavikāgnimitra 69. 17.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 6, 220. 8, 2847.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Dvairājya (द्वैराज्य):—n. —

1) eine unter zwei Fürsten getheilte Herrschaft. —

2) die Grenzen zweier Staaten , Grenze überh. [Naiṣadhacarita 8,59.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Dvairājya (द्वैराज्य):—n. a dominion divided between two kings;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

context information

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.

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