Rajaputra, Rājaputra, Rajan-putra: 19 definitions
Introduction:
Rajaputra means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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: Wisdom Library: Skanda-puranaRājaputra (राजपुत्र, “prince”) refers to one of the fifty-six vināyakas located at Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), and forms part of a sacred pilgrimage (yātrā), described in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa (Skanda-purāṇa 4.2.57). He is also known as Rājaputravināyaka, Rājaputragaṇeśa and Rājaputravighneśa. These fifty-six vināyakas are positioned at the eight cardinal points in seven concentric circles (8x7). They center around a deity named Ḍhuṇḍhirāja (or Ḍhuṇḍhi-vināyaka) positioned near the Viśvanātha temple, which lies at the heart of Kāśī, near the Gaṅges. This arrangement symbolises the interconnecting relationship of the macrocosmos, the mesocosmos and the microcosmos.
Rājaputra is positioned in the North-Eastern corner of the second circle of the kāśī-maṇḍala. According to Rana Singh (source), his shrine is located at “Raj Ghat Road to Adi Keshava, A 37/ 48”. Worshippers of Rājaputra will benefit from his quality, which is defined as “the protector and saviour of the kingdom”. His coordinates are: Lat. 25.19750, Lon. 83.02383 (or, 25°11'51.0"N, 83°01'25.8"E) (Google maps)
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is a holy city in India and represents the personified form of the universe deluded by the Māyā of Viṣṇu. It is described as a fascinating city which is beyond the range of vision of Giriśa (Śiva) having both the power to destroy great delusion, as well as creating it.
Rājaputra, and the other vināyakas, are described in the Skandapurāṇa (the largest of the eighteen mahāpurāṇas). This book narrates the details and legends surrounding numerous holy pilgrimages (tīrtha-māhātmya) throughout India. It is composed of over 81,000 metrical verses with the core text dating from the before the 4th-century CE.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Rājaputra (राजपुत्र).—A name of Budha, the son of Rājasoma and the originator of the science of elephantology.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 24. 3.
1b) Prince; special teachers are to be appointed to teach him Dharma, Artha and Kāma śāstras, to train him in elephant riding, chariot riding, and in arts and crafts; he must have his bodyguard so that he may not mix with the undesirables and may control his senses; he must live in a private residence, for an ill-disciplined prince will root out the family.1 A possible internal enemy of the king.2
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.
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
Source: Wisdom Library: ArthaśāstraRājaputra (राजपुत्र) refers to a “prince” and represents an official title used in the political management of townships in ancient India. Officers, ministers, and sovereigns bearing such titles [eg., Rājaputra] were often present in ancient inscriptions when, for example, the king wanted to address his subjects or make an important announcement.
Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्र, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram (shaivism)Rājaputra (राजपुत्र) refers to “princes” (i.e., the twelve disciples of Matsyendranātha), according to Abhinava in his Tantrāloka verse 29.25-43.—Matsyendranātha and his consort had twelve disciples. Out of these twelve ‘princes’ (rājaputra), six were ‘celibate’, that is, they did not have spiritual offspring. The other six founded the six lineages (ovalli also called kulas) mentioned above. They are worshipped along with Matsyendranātha and his consort in the Wheel of the Siddhas at the beginning of the Kaula ritual described by Abhinava in his Tantrāloka. These six—Bhaṭṭa, Indra, Valkala, Ahīndra, Gajendra and Mahīdhara are celibate and so do not possess authority, as authority is the expansion of vitality along the path of Kula.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramRājaputra (राजपुत्र) refers to “princes”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “(Now) I will tell (you) about the arising (of the tradition) that gives bliss and accomplishment in the Kṛta Age [...] (There) the (goddess) Kulālikā has five faces. She has ten beautiful, a divine (beautiful) form and is very powerful. Mounted on a ghost as (her) seat, she is yellow and possesses a beautiful, radiant power. Bearing the form (she assumes when engaged in Kaula) practice, she is profound; (her) form is tranquil and sports with great (delight). Mighty with her strength, twelve princes (rājaputra) accompany her. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (mahayana)Rājaputra (राजपुत्र) refers to “princes”, according to the Nārāyaṇaparipṛcchā.—[...] At midday the king should write down this incantation with saffron, after which he is to conquer the hostile army. By reciting this dhāraṇī three times daily one is freed from even the five sins of immediate retribution, gains heaps of merit and shall be able to remember former existences. Laypeople, monastics, kings (rāja), princes (rājaputra), Brahmins and Dharma preachers are all promised to benefit from this spell.
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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryRāja-putra.—(EI 30; CII 3; 4; HD), originally ‘a prince’; title of princes and subordinate rulers; but later a title of nobi- lity especially in the modified forms Rāvata, Rāuta, etc.; some- times also used in the sense of ‘a Rājpūt’ often explained as ‘a horse-man’. Cf. Ep. Ind., Vol. XVII, p. 321. See Rāja- putraka. Note: rāja-putra is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryrājaputra (राजपुत्र).—m (S) A son of a king. 2 A Kshatriya or man of the military tribe.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishrājaputra (राजपुत्र).—m A son of a king, a prince.
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 dictionaryRājaputra (राजपुत्र).—
1) a prince.
2) a Kṣatriya, a man of the military tribe.
3) the planet Mercury.
4) Name of a mixed caste.
5) a Rajpoot.
5) A kind of mango.
Derivable forms: rājaputraḥ (राजपुत्रः).
Rājaputra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rājan and putra (पुत्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryRājaputra (राजपुत्र).—I. m. 1. the son of a king. 2. a man of the military tribe. 3. a soldier. 4. the planet Mercury. Ii. f. trī. 1. a princess. 2. a woman of the Kṣatriya tribe. 3. a kind of brass. 4. the musk shrew.
Rājaputra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rājan and putra (पुत्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRājaputra (राजपुत्र).—1. [masculine] a king’s son, prince ([feminine] putrī); a Rājpoot.
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Rājaputra (राजपुत्र).—2. [adjective] having princes as sons.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumRājaputra (राजपुत्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a writer on kāmaśāstra. Mentioned in Kuṭṭanīmata 77. 122.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Rājaputra (राजपुत्र):—[=rāja-putra] [from rāja > rāj] m. a k°’s son, prince, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc. (-tā f., [Mahābhārata])
2) [v.s. ...] a Rājput (who claims descent from the ancient Kṣatriyas), [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 210 n. 1]
3) [v.s. ...] the son of a Vaiśya by an Ambaṣṭhā, or the son of a Kṣatriya by a Karaṇī, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Rājataraṅgiṇī] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] the planet Mercury (regarded as son of the Moon), [Matsya-purāṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] a kind of mango, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] Name of a writer on Kāmaśāstra, [Catalogue(s)]
7) Rājaputrā (राजपुत्रा):—[=rāja-putrā] [from rāja-putra > rāja > rāj] f. (rāja-), ‘having kings for sons’, a mother of k°, [Ṛg-veda]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRājaputra (राजपुत्र):—[rāja-putra] (traḥ) 1. m. A prince; the planet Mercury; a Kshetriya or soldier. f. (trī) Princess; jasmin; bell metal; gourd; musk shrew.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Rājaputra (राजपुत्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Rāutta.
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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 corpusRājaputra (ರಾಜಪುತ್ರ):—
1) [noun] = ರಾಜಕುಮಾರ [rajakumara].
2) [noun] a sect of military caste in Rajasthan.
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: Putra, Rajan, Raja.
Starts with: Raja-putraka, Rajaputra muktapida, Rajaputra parpati, Rajaputraganesha, Rajaputraka, Rajaputraloka, Rajaputraparpati, Rajaputrargata, Rajaputrata, Rajaputravighnesha, Rajaputravinayaka.
Ends with: Cinarajaputra, Dharmarajaputra, Kushmandarajaputra, Lakshmanaditya rajaputra, Maharajaputra.
Full-text (+51): Raja-putraka, Rautta, Sugana, Rajaputraparpati, Rajaputraloka, Rajaputrata, Kushmandarajaputra, Cinarajaputra, Dharmarajaputra, Rajaputrargata, Maharajacuta, Ojay, Rajaputra parpati, Rajaputa, Apadeshin, Rajaputriya, Kokila, Vishvanetra, Lakshmanaditya, Rajaputra muktapida.
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