Rashtrapati, Rāṣṭrapati, Rashtra-pati: 8 definitions
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Rashtrapati means something in 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 Rāṣṭrapati can be transliterated into English as Rastrapati or Rashtrapati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the ŚilāhārasRāṣṭrapati (governer) is the official title of a minister belonging of the administration of the state during, the rule of the Śilāhāra dynasty (r. 765-1215 A.D.).—The administration of the State was carried on with the help of Governors (rāṣṭrapati), Collectors (viṣayapatis) and village headmen (grāmapati). In some later records like the Dive Āgar plate of Mummuṇi, they are called sāmanta (Governor), nāyaka (the Commissioner of a division) and ṭhākura (the Collector of a district). The Governors of provinces were often military officers, who were called daṇḍādhīpati.
Some early records mention rāṣṭrapati, viṣayapati and grāmapati among the persons to whom the royal order regarding land-gifts was communicated, which shows that these officers administered the different divisions and sub-divisions of the kingdom. The formula containing the mention of the rāṣtrapati seems to have been copied verbatim from earlier records. The maṇḍalas took the place of the old rāṣṭras.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryRāṣṭrapati.—(EI 12, 25; HD), ruler of a province, district or subdivision called rāṣṭra; same as Rāṣṭrapāla. Cf. Ep. Ind., Vol. IV, pp. 278, 285; Vol. VII, p. 39. Note: rāṣṭrapati 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRāṣṭrapati (राष्ट्रपति).—a sovereign.
Derivable forms: rāṣṭrapatiḥ (राष्ट्रपतिः).
Rāṣṭrapati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rāṣṭra and pati (पति). See also (synonyms): rāṣṭrapāla.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRāṣṭrapati (राष्ट्रपति).—[masculine] king (lit. protector of a kingdom).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRāṣṭrapati (राष्ट्रपति):—[=rāṣṭra-pati] [from rāṣṭra] (rāṣṭra-) m. ‘lord of a k°’, a sovereign, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata]
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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 corpusRāṣṭrapati (ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಪತಿ):—
1) [noun] a king of kings; an emperor.
2) [noun] a king; a ruler.
3) [noun] a person chosen as the constitutional head of a nation (as constitutional and executive head in some nations) either elected directly by the citizens or by the representatives of that nation; a president.
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: Rashtra, Pati.
Ends with: Uparashtrapati, Uprashtrapati.
Full-text: Rashtrapata, Rashtrapala, Rashtrapalaka, Rashtrin, Gramapati, Vishayapati, Rashtra, Thakura, Dandadhipati, Nayaka, Samanta.
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