The Sanskrit term Rājyabhraṃśa can be transliterated into English as Rajyabhramsa or Rajyabhramsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Rājyabhraṃśa (राज्यभ्रंश) refers to “deposition of the king”, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “One should institute a great sacrifice at times of great fear, when in conflict with a powerful enemy, when the land is afflicted with drought, when locusts and soldiers come (to ravage it), when (one seeks to) remedy disease and suffering, when there is a fight between relatives for kingdom, when the king is deposed [i.e., rājyabhraṃśa], during solitary combat in a great battle, in order to (get a) son, when one fails to gets a young virgin (bride), during a marriage, in order to gain victory, (or) when a fort is under attack. [...]”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Rājyabhraṃśa (राज्यभ्रंश).—deposition from kingdom, loss of sovereignty.

Derivable forms: rājyabhraṃśaḥ (राज्यभ्रंशः).

Rājyabhraṃśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rājya and bhraṃśa (भ्रंश).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rājyabhraṃśa (राज्यभ्रंश).—m.

(-śaḥ) 1. Deposal or loss of a kingdom. E. rājya and bhraṃśa falling.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rājyabhraṃśa (राज्यभ्रंश):—[=rājya-bhraṃśa] [from rājya > rāj] m. = -cyuti, [Rāmāyaṇa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rājyabhraṃśa (राज्यभ्रंश):—[rājya-bhraṃśa] (śaṃ) 1. n. Deposal.

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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 corpus

Rājyabhraṃśa (ರಾಜ್ಯಭ್ರಂಶ):—[noun] a losing of or the fact of having lost one’s kingship.

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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: Bhramsha, Rajya.

Full-text: Rajyavibhramsha, Rajya, Bhramsha.

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