Rajadhana, Rājadhana, Rājadhāna, Rajan-dhana: 6 definitions
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Rajadhana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
rājadhana (राजधन).—n (S) Royal revenue.
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
Rājadhāna (राजधान).—the king's residence, the capital, metropolis, the seat of government; तौ दम्पती स्वां प्रति राजधानीं (tau dampatī svāṃ prati rājadhānīṃ) (prasthāpayāmāsa) R.2.7.
Derivable forms: rājadhānam (राजधानम्).
Rājadhāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rājan and dhāna (धान). See also (synonyms): rājadhānaka, rājadhānikā, rājadhānī.
Rājadhana (राजधन).—n.
(-naṃ) Royal revenue or right to property. E. rāja, dhana wealth.
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Rājadhāna (राजधान).—nf. (-naṃ-nī) A royal city, a capital, a metropolis. E. rāja a king, dhāna holding, containing; also with kan added in the n. or f. (rājadhānaka-rājadhānikā) .
Rājadhāna (राजधान):—[=rāja-dhāna] [from rāja > rāj] n.
1) Rājadhana (राजधन):—[rāja-dhana] (naṃ) 1. n. Revenue.
2) Rājadhāna (राजधान):—[(naṃ-nī)] 1. n. 3. f. A royal city, a capital, metropolis.
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
Rājadhana (ರಾಜಧನ):—[noun] an allowance from the public revenue for the personal expenses of a king who has been deprived of his authority (by a popular government).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Rajan, Raja, Dhana, Tana.
Starts with (+0): Rajadhanaka.
Full-text (+0): Rajadhanika, Rajadhani, Rajadhanaka, Dana.
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