Rashtrapala, Rāṣṭrapāla, Rashtra-pala: 9 definitions
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Rashtrapala means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Rāṣṭrapāla can be transliterated into English as Rastrapala or Rashtrapala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexRāṣṭrapāla (राष्ट्रपाल).—One of the nine sons of Ugrasena.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 24. 24; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 133; Matsya-purāṇa 44. 75; Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 132; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 14. 20.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)Rāṣṭrapāla (राष्ट्रपाल) is the name of a Gandharva appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Kashgar, according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—In the Candragarbhasūtra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudvīpa [e.g., the Gandharva Rāṣṭrapāla in Kashgar (Cha-le; =Śrīkrīrāti?)], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.
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 GlossaryRāṣṭrapāla.—(HD), head of a district, province or subdivi- sion; same as Rāṣṭrapati. See Arthaśāstra, V. 1. Note: rāṣṭrapāla 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRāṣṭrapāla (राष्ट्रपाल).—a sovereign.
Derivable forms: rāṣṭrapālaḥ (राष्ट्रपालः).
Rāṣṭrapāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rāṣṭra and pāla (पाल). See also (synonyms): rāṣṭrapati.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryRāṣṭrapāla (राष्ट्रपाल).—(= Pali Raṭṭhapāla), name of a disciple of the Buddha: Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 4.20 ff.; Avadāna-śataka ii.118.1 ff. (hero of chapter 90); Mahāvastu iii.41.1; Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.200.10 ff.; Karmavibhaṅga (and Karmavibhaṅgopadeśa) 59.8. Cf. next.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRāṣṭrapāla (राष्ट्रपाल).—[masculine] king (lit. protector of a kingdom).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Rāṣṭrapāla (राष्ट्रपाल):—[=rāṣṭra-pāla] [from rāṣṭra] m. ‘protector of a k°’, a sovereign, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Ugra-sena, [Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] of another man, [Buddhist literature]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Rashtra, Paala, Pala.
Starts with: Rashtrapalaka, Rashtrapalaparipriccha, Rashtrapalapariprichchha.
Full-text: Rashtrapalaparipriccha, Rashtrapalika, Rashtrapati, Rashtrapali, Shona, Kashgar.
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