Nagaradhikrita, Nagarādhikṛta, Nagara-adhikrita: 5 definitions

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Nagaradhikrita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.

The Sanskrit term Nagarādhikṛta can be transliterated into English as Nagaradhikrta or Nagaradhikrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

India history and geography

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Nagara-adhikṛta.—(HD), the city prefect. See Rājataraṅgiṇī, IV. 81; VI. 70; VIII. 3334. Note: nagara-adhikṛta 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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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nagaradhikrita in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nagarādhikṛta (नगराधिकृत).—

1) the chief magistrate of a town, head police-officer; निक्षिप्तौ नगराध्यक्षौ शेषाः सर्वे विनिर्गताः (nikṣiptau nagarādhyakṣau śeṣāḥ sarve vinirgatāḥ) Hariv.

2) governor or superintendent of a town.

Derivable forms: nagarādhikṛtaḥ (नगराधिकृतः).

Nagarādhikṛta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nagara and adhikṛta (अधिकृत). See also (synonyms): nagarādhipa, nagarādhyakṣa.

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

Nagarādhikṛta (नगराधिकृत):—[from nagara] ([Rājataraṅgiṇī]) m. t°-chief, head police-officer.

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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.

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