Rajyabhisheka, Rajya-abhisheka, Rājyābhiṣeka: 13 definitions
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Rajyabhisheka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Rājyābhiṣeka can be transliterated into English as Rajyabhiseka or Rajyabhisheka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Rājyābhiṣeka (राज्याभिषेक) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Śiśuhitā, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)” by Rajendralal Mitra (1822–1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.— The Śiśuhitā manuscript authored by Kṛṣṇarāma represents a primer on astrology, giving rules for calculation of nativities and most of the topics usually treated of in Indian astrological. It contains 2,457 ślokas.—The catalogue includes the term—Rājyābhiṣeka in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: rājyābhiṣekaḥ.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Rājyābhiṣeka (राज्याभिषेक) refers to a “royal inauguration”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Here [in this world], for that same man for whom the splendour of a royal inauguration (rājyābhiṣeka-śrī) is seen near daybreak, also on that day the smoke from [his] funeral pyre is seen”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Rājy-ābhiṣeka.—(IA 10), coronation. Note: rājy-ābhiṣeka 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
rājyābhiṣēka (राज्याभिषेक).—m (S) Inauguration to a throne; installation in or investiture with the regal office.
rājyābhiṣēka (राज्याभिषेक).—m Inauguration to a throne.
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
Rājyābhiṣeka (राज्याभिषेक).—inauguration or coronation of a king.
Derivable forms: rājyābhiṣekaḥ (राज्याभिषेकः).
Rājyābhiṣeka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rājya and abhiṣeka (अभिषेक).
Rājyābhiṣeka (राज्याभिषेक).—m.
(-kaḥ) Inauguration of a king.
Rājyābhiṣeka (राज्याभिषेक).—= rājā & rājo.
Rājyābhiṣeka (राज्याभिषेक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—from the Ṭoḍarānanda. Rgb. 868. 869.
Rājyābhiṣeka (राज्याभिषेक):—[from rājya > rāj] m. inauguration to a k°, coronation, [Pañcatantra]
Rājyābhiṣeka (राज्याभिषेक):—m. Weihe zur Herrschaft , Fürstenweihe [Veṇīsaṃhāra 170.] [Indische studien von Weber 15,267] u.s.w. paddhati f. Titel eines Werkes [Wilson's Uebersetzung des Viṣṇupurāṇa 2,339.3,190.] Vgl. p ; l'rājābhiṣeka.
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
Rājyābhiṣēka (ರಾಜ್ಯಾಭಿಷೇಕ):—[noun] the formal coronation ceremony, crowning a man as the sovereign of the state.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Rājyābhiṣeka (राज्याभिषेक):—n. coronation;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Rajya, Rajy, Abhisheka.
Starts with: Rajyabhishekadidhiti, Rajyabhishekamantra, Rajyabhishekapaddhati, Rajyabhishekaprakaranatika, Rajyabhishekaprayoga, Rajyabhishekavidhi.
Full-text: Rajyabhishekamantra, Rajyabhishekavidhi, Yauvarajyabhisheka, Rajyabhishekapaddhati, Rajyabhishekadidhiti, Rajyabhishekaprayoga, Abhisheka, Rajyabhishekaprakaranatika, Rajyabhishavana, Rajbhishek, Rajabhisheka, Vighnay, Todarananda.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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