Rajamarga, Rājamārga, Rajan-marga: 12 definitions
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Rajamarga 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexRājamārga (राजमार्ग).—(also rājapatha)—royal roads as frequented by Piśācas;1 in the city of Śrīpuram;2 in the city of Mathurā;3 lighted by lamps during nights;4 persons committing nuisance in public roads were visited by fines and required to clean them.5
- 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 404; 27. 11.
- 2) Matsya-purāṇa 130. 3.
- 3) Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 19. 12.
- 4) Matsya-purāṇa 139. 19.
- 5) Ib. 227. 175.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryrājamārga (राजमार्ग).—m (S) The king's highway; a public road. 2 fig. A fashion, custom, or practice sanctioned by general approbation and adoption.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishrājamārga (राजमार्ग).—m The king's highway; a public road.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRājamārga (राजमार्ग).—
1) a highway, high road, a royal or main road, principal street.
2) the way, method or procedure of kings.
Derivable forms: rājamārgaḥ (राजमार्गः).
Rājamārga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rājan and mārga (मार्ग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRājamārga (राजमार्ग).—m.
(-rgaḥ) A royal road, one passable for horses and elephants, and forty cubits broad. E. rāja a king, and mārga a road.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryRājamārga (राजमार्ग).—[-n], m. a royal or main road, [Pañcatantra] 129, 16.
Rājamārga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rāja and mārga (मार्ग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRājamārga (राजमार्ग).—[masculine] = rājapatha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Rājamārga (राजमार्ग):—[=rāja-mārga] [from rāja > rāj] m. the k°’s highway, a royal or main road, principal street (passable for horses and elephants), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] (met.) the great path, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
3) [v.s. ...] the way or method of k°, procedure of k° (as warfare etc.; -viśārada mfn. skilled in it), [Harivaṃśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRājamārga (राजमार्ग):—[rāja-mārga] (rgaḥ) 1. m. A royal road.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRājamārga (ರಾಜಮಾರ್ಗ):—
1) [noun] a main road of a city.
2) [noun] a highway that connects major cities of a nation.
3) [noun] (fig.) a proper method, way or manner.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Rajan, Marga, Raja.
Starts with: Rajamargavisharada.
Full-text: Rajapatha, Rajamargavisharada, Rajavidhi, Rajavithi, Rajaraste, Rajamargikri, Rajapaddhati, Anurathya, Abhishecana, Sajjikar, Aguru, Priyangu, Vadhu, Upacara, Mathura, Vishala, Marga.
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