The Sanskrit term Manuṣyarāja can be transliterated into English as Manusyaraja or Manushyaraja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (mahayana)

Manuṣyarāja (मनुष्यराज) refers to “kings”, according to the sixth chapter of the Suvarṇaprabhāsottamasūtra, which teaches the protection of the state for the mutual benefit of the Buddhist Sangha and the monarch.—Accordingly, the Caturmahārājaparivarta or Chapter on the Four Great Kings, conveys an explicit message: those kings (manuṣyarāja) who venerate the Suvarṇaprabhāsottama and support the Buddhist Sangha will be protected from hostile armies and other dangers by the Four Great Kings, and their countries will exist in highest state of harmony. Simultaneously, those who ignore this tradition will face decline. [...] At one point the scripture calls itself a rājaśāstra, a text for kings.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Manuṣyarāja (मनुष्यराज).—[masculine] a human king.

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

Manuṣyarāja (मनुष्यराज):—[=manuṣya-rāja] [from manuṣya > man] m. a human king, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]

[Sanskrit to German]

Manushyaraja 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Manushya, Raja.

Starts with: Manushyarajan.

Full-text: King, Rajashastra, Four Great Kings, Raja, Vaishravana, Virudhaka, Caturmaharajaparivarta, Dhritarashtra, Virupaksha, Caturmaharaja, Arhant, Suvarnaprabhasottama, Suvarnaprabhasottamasutra.

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