Rauta, Rāūta: 5 definitions

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Rauta means something in the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Rāuta.—(IE 8-2; EI 4, 28, 30, 31; CII 4; BL), same as Rāvata = Sanskrit Rājaputra; a title of feudatory rulers and noblemen. (IA 20), also called Rāhutta; explained as ‘a horseman’. Note: rāuta 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

rāūta (राऊत).—m (rāvadūta) A horse-soldier, a trooper, a cavalier. A term applied to a man of the Mang class.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

rāūta (राऊत).—m A horsc-soldier; a man of the māṅga class.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Rāuta (ರಾಉತ):—

1) [noun] a man who rides a horse; a horse-rider; a horseman.

2) [noun] a member of a cavalry.

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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

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Rāuta (राउत):—n. one of the surnames of Nepalese Chhetris;

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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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