राजपुत्र

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Tatpuruṣa compound of राजन् (rājan, “king”) +‎ पुत्र (putra, “son”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.d͡ʑɐ.put.ɾɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.d͡ʑɐ.put̪.ɾɐ/

Noun

राजपुत्र • (rājaputrá) stem, m

the son of a king; a prince
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.40.3:
  प्रा॒तर्ज॑रेथे जर॒णेव॒ काप॑या॒ वस्तो॑र्वस्तोर्यज॒ता ग॑च्छथो गृ॒हम् ।
  कस्य॑ ध्व॒स्रा भ॑वथः॒ कस्य॑ वा नरा राजपु॒त्रेव॒ सव॒नाव॑ गच्छथः ॥
  prātárjarethe jaraṇéva kā́payā vástorvastoryajatā́ gacchatho gṛhám.
  kásya dhvasrā́ bhavathaḥ kásya vā narā rājaputréva sávanā́va gacchathaḥ.
  Early at dawn ye sing forth praise as with a herald's voice, and, meet for worship, go each morning to the house.
  Whom do ye ever bring to ruin? Unto whose libations come ye, Heroes, like two Sons of Kings?
- c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa 13.4.2.5:
  तस्यैते पुरस्ताद्रक्षितार उपकॢप्ता भवन्ति राजपुत्राः कवचिनः शतं राजन्या निषङ्गिणः शतं सूतग्रामण्यां पुत्रा इषुपर्षिणः शतं क्षात्त्रसंग्रहीतॄणाम्पुत्रा दण्डिनः ...
  tasyaite purastādrakṣitāra upakḷptā bhavanti rājaputrāḥ kavacinaḥ śataṃ rājanyā niṣaṅgiṇaḥ śataṃ sūtagrāmaṇyāṃ putrā iṣuparṣiṇaḥ śataṃ kṣāttrasaṃgrahītṝṇāmputrā daṇḍinaḥ ...
  In front (of the worshipping place) there are those protectors of it ready at hand,--to wit, a hundred royal princes, clad in armour; a hundred warriors armed with swords; a hundred sons of heralds and headmen, bearing quivers filled with arrows; and a hundred sons of attendants and charioteers, bearing staves...

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of राजपुत्र
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	राजपुत्रः (rājaputráḥ)	राजपुत्रौ (rājaputraú) राजपुत्रा¹ (rājaputrā́¹)	राजपुत्राः (rājaputrā́ḥ) राजपुत्रासः¹ (rājaputrā́saḥ¹)
vocative	राजपुत्र (rā́japutra)	राजपुत्रौ (rā́japutrau) राजपुत्रा¹ (rā́japutrā¹)	राजपुत्राः (rā́japutrāḥ) राजपुत्रासः¹ (rā́japutrāsaḥ¹)
accusative	राजपुत्रम् (rājaputrám)	राजपुत्रौ (rājaputraú) राजपुत्रा¹ (rājaputrā́¹)	राजपुत्रान् (rājaputrā́n)
instrumental	राजपुत्रेण (rājaputréṇa)	राजपुत्राभ्याम् (rājaputrā́bhyām)	राजपुत्रैः (rājaputraíḥ) राजपुत्रेभिः¹ (rājaputrébhiḥ¹)
dative	राजपुत्राय (rājaputrā́ya)	राजपुत्राभ्याम् (rājaputrā́bhyām)	राजपुत्रेभ्यः (rājaputrébhyaḥ)
ablative	राजपुत्रात् (rājaputrā́t)	राजपुत्राभ्याम् (rājaputrā́bhyām)	राजपुत्रेभ्यः (rājaputrébhyaḥ)
genitive	राजपुत्रस्य (rājaputrásya)	राजपुत्रयोः (rājaputráyoḥ)	राजपुत्राणाम् (rājaputrā́ṇām)
locative	राजपुत्रे (rājaputré)	राजपुत्रयोः (rājaputráyoḥ)	राजपुत्रेषु (rājaputréṣu)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Terms inherited from राजपुत्र (rājaputrá)

Pali: rājaputta
Prakrit: 𑀭𑀸𑀬𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀢 (rāyaütta), 𑀭𑀸𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀢 (rāutta)
- Hindi: रावत (rāvat)
- Marathi: राऊत (rāūt)
- Tamil: இராவுத்தர் (irāvuttar), ராகுத்தம்மார் (rākuttammār)
- Malayalam: റാവുത്തർ (ṟāvuttaṟ), റൗത്തർ (ṟauttaṟ)
Khasa Prakrit:
- Nepali: राउत (rāut)
Magadhi Prakrit:
- Assamese: ৰাহুত (rahut)
- Middle Bengali: রাউত (raut)
  - Bengali: রাউত (raut)
- Odia: ରାଉତ (rāuta)
- Maithili: rāut
  Devanagari script: राउत (rāut)
  
  Tirhuta script: 𑒩𑒰𑒅𑒞 (rāuta)
Maharastri Prakrit:
- Old Marathi: rāuta
  Devanagari script: राउत
  
  Modi script: 𑘨𑘰𑘄𑘝
  - Marathi: राऊत (rāūt)
Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Gurjara Apabhramsa:
  - Old Gujarati: राउत्त (rāutta)
    - Gujarati: રાઊત (rāūta)
- Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
  - Hindustani: rāvat
    Hindi: रावत
    
    Urdu: راوت (rāot)

Semi-learned borrowings from राजपुत्र (rājaputrá)

→ Assamese: ৰাজপুত (razoput) (semi-learned)
→ Bengali: রাজপুত (rajput) (semi-learned)
→ Gujarati: રાજપૂત (rājpūt) (semi-learned)
→ Hindustani: rājpūt (semi-learned)
Hindi: राजपूत

Urdu: راجْپُوت (rājpūt)
- → English: Rajput
- → Hungarian: rádzsput
→ Maithili: (semi-learned) rājpūt
Devanagari script: राजपूत

Tirhuta script: 𑒩𑒰𑒖𑒣𑒴𑒞
→ Marwari: राजपूत (rājpūt) (semi-learned)
→ Nepali: राजपूत (rājapūt) (semi-learned)
→ Odia: ରାଜପୁତ (rājaputa) (semi-learned)
→ Punjabi: (semi-learned) rājpūt
Gurmukhi script: ਰਾਜਪੂਤ

Shahmukhi script: راجپُوت
→ Sindhi: (semi-learned)
Arabic script: راجپوُت, رَجِپوُتُ, رَجِڀوُتُ

Sindhi: रज्भूतु

Learned borrowings from राजपुत्र (rājaputrá)

→ Assamese: ৰাজপুত্ৰ (razoputro)
→ Bengali: রাজপুত্র (rajputro)
→ Gujarati: રાજપુત્ર (rājputra)
→ Hindustani: rājputra
Hindi: राजपुत्र

Urdu: رَاج پُتْر (rāj putr)
→ Kannada: ರಾಜಪುತ್ರ (rājaputra)
→ Malayalam: രാജപുത്രന് (rājaputraṉ)
→ Marathi: राजपुत्र (rājputra)
→ Odia: ରାଜପୁତ୍ର (rājaputra)
→ Tamil: இராசபுத்திரன் (irācaputtiraṉ)
→ Telugu: రాజపుత్రుడు (rājaputruḍu)