Rajamandala, Rajamamdala, Rājamaṇḍala, Rajan-mandala: 6 definitions
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Rajamandala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Rājamaṇḍala (राजमण्डल) refers to “circle of kings”, consisting of the king’s surrounding hostile and allied states. The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
rājamaṇḍala (राजमंडल).—n (S) pop. rājamaṇḍaḷa n The royal circle, court, or cortège; the noblemen and grandees around the sovereign.
rājamaṇḍala (राजमंडल) [-ḷa, -ळ].—n The royal circle, court.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Rājamaṃḍala (ರಾಜಮಂಡಲ):—
1) [noun] a group or association of kings.
2) [noun] the disc of the moon.
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Rājamaṃḍaḷa (ರಾಜಮಂಡಳ):—[noun] = ರಾಜಮಂಡಲ [rajamamdala].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
rājamaṇḍala (ရာဇမဏ္ဍလ) [(na) (န)]—
[rāja+maṇḍala]
[ရာဇ+မဏ္ဍလ]
[Pali to Burmese]
rājamaṇḍala—
(Burmese text): မင်းတို့၏-အဝန်းအဝိုင်း-အပေါင်း။
(Auto-Translation): Your circle of friends.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Rajan, Raja, Mandala.
Full-text: Racamantalam, Khatavinem, Mandala, Abhisara, Samagra.
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