rājā

See also: raja, Raja, rája, rajá, and rajā

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).

Noun

rājā m

  1. king, ruler
    • (Can we date this quote?) Tripiṭaka:
      Bhūtapubbaṃ, ambaṭṭha, rājā okkāko yā sā mahesī piyā manāpā, tassā puttassa rajjaṃ pariṇāmetukāmo jeṭṭhakumāre raṭṭhasmā pabbājesi – okkāmukhaṃ karakaṇḍaṃ hatthinikaṃ sinisūraṃ .
      At one time King Okkaka, to whom his queen was dear and beloved, wishing to transfer the kingdom to her son, banished his elder brothers from the kingdom – Okkamukha, Karandu, Hatthiniya and Sinipura.

Declension

Irregular, root form rājan.

References

  • rājā in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)
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