The Sanskrit terms Rāṣṭrika and Rāṣṭrikā can be transliterated into English as Rastrika or Rashtrika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Rashtrik.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Rāṣṭrikā (राष्ट्रिका) is another name for Bṛhatī, a medicinal plant identified with Solanum indicum var. lividum (synonym of Solanum anguivi or ‘forest bitterberry’ or ‘African eggplant’) from the Solanaceae or “nightshades” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.23-25 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Rāṣṭrikā and Bṛhatī, there are a total of seven Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Rāṣṭrika.—(IE 8-3; CII 1; HD; LL), Prakrit Raṭhika (EI 2), Raṭṭhika (EI 7); same as Rāṣṭrin; ruler of a rāṣṭra, i. e. a district or its subdivision; also the name of a people called ‘hereditary Rāṣṭrikas’. Cf. Ep. Ind., Vol. I, p. 5; Bhandarkar, Aśoka, p. 30. (Ep. Ind., Vol. XXXI, p. 78), mentioned in the list of officials addressed by the king in respect of a grant. Note: rāṣṭrika is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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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 dictionary

Rāṣṭrika (राष्ट्रिक).—

1) An inhabitant of a kingdom or country, a subject; राष्ट्रिकैः सह तद्राष्ट्रं क्षिप्रमेव विनश्यति (rāṣṭrikaiḥ saha tadrāṣṭraṃ kṣiprameva vinaśyati) Manusmṛti 1.61.

2) The ruler of a kingdom, governor.

Derivable forms: rāṣṭrikaḥ (राष्ट्रिकः).

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

Rāṣṭrika (राष्ट्रिक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Bolonging to or inhabiting a country. f.

(-kā) A prickly sort of night-shade, (Solanum jacquini.) “kaṇṭakārī”. E. rāṣṭra a country, and ṭhan aff.

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

Rāṣṭrika (राष्ट्रिक).—i. e. rāṣṭra + ika, adj. sbst. Inhabiting, or an inhabitant of, a realm, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 10, 61.

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

Rāṣṭrika (राष्ट्रिक).—[masculine] inhabitant (subject or ruler).

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

1) Rāṣṭrikā (राष्ट्रिका):—[from rāṣṭraka > rāṣṭra] f. (ikā) a kind of solanum (= bṛhatī), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Rāṣṭrika (राष्ट्रिक):—[from rāṣṭra] mfn. belonging to or inhabiting a kingdom, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

3) [v.s. ...] m. an inhabitant of a k°, subject, [Manu-smṛti x, 61]

4) [v.s. ...] the ruler of a k°, governor, [Harivaṃśa]

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

Rāṣṭrika (राष्ट्रिक):—[(kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) a.] Of a country. f. A prickly night-shade.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Rāṣṭrika (राष्ट्रिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Raṭṭhia.

[Sanskrit to German]

Rashtrika in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Rāṣṭrika (राष्ट्रिक) [Also spelled rashtrik]:—(a and nm) (a) national; ~[tā] nationality; ~[tā- śrarjana] acquisition of nationality.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Rāṣṭrika (ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಿಕ):—[adjective] = ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ [rashtriya]1 -1

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Rāṣṭrika (ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಿಕ):—[noun] = ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ [rashtriya]2 - 1 & 4.

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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)

Starts with: Rashtrikarana.

Ends with: Dhritarashtrika, Saurashtrika, Sorashtrika, Upadrashtrika.

Full-text: Rashtraka, Ratthia, Maharashtraka, Rashtrik, Rashtrin, Ratthika, Rashtriya, Brihati, Sah, Saha.

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