Rashtriya, Rāṣṭriya, Rāṣṭrīya: 14 definitions

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The Sanskrit terms Rāṣṭriya and Rāṣṭrīya can be transliterated into English as Rastriya or Rashtriya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Rashtriy.

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India history and geography

Rāṣṭriya.—(IE 8-3; LL; HD), same as Rāṣṭrika, ruler of a district or province; a provincial governor. Cf. Ep. Ind., Vol. VIII, p. 43; Pāṇini, IV. 2. 93; Mahābhārata, Śānti-parvan, 85. 12. Note: rāṣṭriya 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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Rāṣṭrīya.—(IE 8-3), same as Rāṣṭriya; a provincial governor. Note: rāṣṭrīya is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary
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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

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rāṣṭriya (राष्ट्रिय) [or राष्ट्रीय, rāṣṭrīya].—a S Relating to a kingdom, realm, or territory.

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary
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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Rāṣṭriya (राष्ट्रिय) or Rāṣṭrīya (राष्ट्रीय).—a. [rāṣṭre bhavaḥ gha] Belonging to a kingdom.

-yaḥ 1 The ruler of a kingdom, king; as in राष्ट्रिय- श्यालः (rāṣṭriya- śyālaḥ) Mṛcchakaṭika 9.

2) The brother-in-law of a king (queen's brother); श्रुतं राष्ट्रियमुखाद् यावदङ्गुलीयकदर्शनम् (śrutaṃ rāṣṭriyamukhād yāvadaṅgulīyakadarśanam) Ś.6.

3) An heir-apparent.

4) An officer in the kingdom; ततः संप्रेषयेद् राष्ट्रे राष्ट्रीयाय च दर्शयेत् (tataḥ saṃpreṣayed rāṣṭre rāṣṭrīyāya ca darśayet) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.85.12.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Rāṣṭriya (राष्ट्रिय).—mfn.

(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Of or belonging to a kingdom, produced or born in it, &c. E. rāṣṭra a region, gha aff.

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Rāṣṭrīya (राष्ट्रीय).—mfn.

(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Belonging or relating to a region or realm. m.

(-yaḥ) A king’s brother-in-law, (in theatrical language.) E. rāṣṭra a region, cha aff.

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

Rāṣṭriya (राष्ट्रिय).—rāṣṭrīya, I. adj. Relating to a realm. Ii. (rāṣtrĭya), m. A king’s brother-in-law (in theatrical language), [Mṛcchakaṭikā, (ed. Stenzler.)] 66, 23; cf. Böhtl. ad [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 73, 1.

Rāṣṭriya can also be spelled as Rāṣṭrīya (राष्ट्रीय).

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

Rāṣṭriya (राष्ट्रिय).—[masculine] successor of a king, pretender; also = seq.

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Rāṣṭrīya (राष्ट्रीय).—[masculine] = rāṣṭriya.

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

1) Rāṣṭriya (राष्ट्रिय):—[from rāṣṭra] mfn. relating to or dealing with a kingdom, [Pāṇini 4-3, 87 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

2) [v.s. ...] m. an heir-apparent or pretender, [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā] ([varia lectio])

3) [v.s. ...] a king’s brother-in-law (also -syāla), [Mṛcchakaṭikā; Śakuntalā]

4) Rāṣṭrīya (राष्ट्रीय):—[from rāṣṭra] mfn. (cf. rāṣṭriya) belonging to a country or kingdom, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

5) [v.s. ...] m. an heir-apparent or pretender, [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā]

6) [v.s. ...] a king’s brother-in-law, [Mahābhārata]

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

1) Rāṣṭriya (राष्ट्रिय):—[(yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a.] Of a kingdom.

2) Rāṣṭrīya (राष्ट्रीय):—[(yaḥ-yā-yaṃ)] 1. m. King’s brother-in-law. a. Of a country.

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

Rāṣṭriya (राष्ट्रिय):—(von rāṣṭra)

1) adj. im Reich geboren, zum Reich gehörig [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 2, 93. Scholiast] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 3, 25.] anya (von anyarāṣṭra) [Kāṭhaka-Recension 37, 11.] —

2) m. Schwager des Königs in der Bühnensprache [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 7, 14.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 333.] [Kāṭavema] zu [Śākuntala 73, 1.] [Mṛcchakaṭikā 66, 23. 154, 11. 175, 5.] śyāla dass. [138, 18.] raṭṭia im Prākrit [Śākuntala 79, 2.] — Vgl. rāṣṭrīya .

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Rāṣṭrīya (राष्ट्रीय):—(von rāṣṭra)

1) adj. am Ende eines comp. zu dem und dem Reich gehörig: svarāṣṭrīyajanāḥ [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 7, 111.] anya [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 5, 3, 4, 9.] —

2) m. Schwager des Königs [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 333, v. l.] [Mahābhārata 12, 3205. 3269.] — Vgl. rāṣṭriya .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Rāṣṭriya (राष्ट्रिय):——

1) Adj. *etwa über das Reich handelnd [Pāṇini. 4,3,87,Sch.] —

2) m. — a) Thronfolger und Prätendent [Maitrāyaṇi 2,1,12,] v.l. — b) Schwager des Königs (in der Bühnensprache). Auch syāla.

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Rāṣṭrīya (राष्ट्रीय):—m.

1) Thronfolger und Prätendent [Maitrāyaṇi 2,1,12.] —

2) Schwager das Königs.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Rāṣṭriya (राष्ट्रिय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Raṭṭhia.

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

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Hindi dictionary

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Rāṣṭrīya (राष्ट्रीय) [Also spelled rashtriy]:—(a) national; ~[karaṇa] nationalisation; ~[kṛta] nationalised.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Kannada-English dictionary

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Rāṣṭriya (ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಿಯ):—[adjective] = ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ [rashtriya]1.

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Rāṣṭriya (ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಿಯ):—[noun] = ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ [rashtriya]2.

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Rāṣṭrīya (ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ):—

1) [adjective] of or having to do with a nation or the nation; national.

2) [adjective] affecting a (or the) nation as a whole; nationwide in scope, involvement, representation, etc.; national.

3) [adjective] patriotic or nationalist.

4) [adjective] established, maintained or owned by the federal government; national.

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Rāṣṭrīya (ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ):—

1) [noun] a king; a ruler.

2) [noun] a man who is skillful inhandling administration and other public affairs of a state; a statesman.

3) [noun] a brother-in-law of a king.

4) [noun] a member of a state or nation, esp. one with a republican form of government, who owes allegiance to it by birth or naturalisation and is entitled to full civil rights; a citizen.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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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.

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Nepali dictionary

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Rāṣṭriya (राष्ट्रिय):—adj. national;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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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.

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