राज्

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Sanskrit

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrā́ṭṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗḱs (king). Cognate with Latin rēx (king), Welsh rhi (king).

Noun

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राज् (rā́j) stemm

  1. (Rigvedic) a king, sovereign, chief, lord
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.12.1:
      मध्ये॒ होता॑ दुरो॒णे ब॒र्हिषो॒ राळ् अग्निस् तो॒दस्य॒ रोद॑सी॒ यज॑ध्यै।
      अ॒यं स सू॒नुः सह॑स ऋ॒तावा॑ दू॒रात् सूर्यो॒ न शो॒चिषा॑ ततान॥
      mádhye hótā duroṇé barhíṣo rā́ḷ ágnís todásya ródasī yájadhyai.
      ayáṃ sá sūnúḥ sáhasa ṛtā́vā dūrā́t sū́ryo ná śocíṣā tatāna.
      May Agni, the king of trimmed grass, Herald within the Impeller's dwelling, offer worship to heaven and earth.
      He, Son of Strength, the Holy, from a distance hath spread himself abroad with light like the sun.
Declension
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Masculine root-stem declension of राज् (rā́j)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative राट्
rā́ṭ
राजौ / राजा¹
rā́jau / rā́jā¹
राजः
rā́jaḥ
Vocative राट्
rā́ṭ
राजौ / राजा¹
rā́jau / rā́jā¹
राजः
rā́jaḥ
Accusative राजम्
rā́jam
राजौ / राजा¹
rā́jau / rā́jā¹
राजः
rā́jaḥ
Instrumental राजा
rājā́
राड्भ्याम्
rāḍbhyā́m
राड्भिः
rāḍbhíḥ
Dative राजे
rājé
राड्भ्याम्
rāḍbhyā́m
राड्भ्यः
rāḍbhyáḥ
Ablative राजः
rājáḥ
राड्भ्याम्
rāḍbhyā́m
राड्भ्यः
rāḍbhyáḥ
Genitive राजः
rājáḥ
राजोः
rājóḥ
राजाम्
rājā́m
Locative राजि
rājí
राजोः
rājóḥ
राट्सु
rāṭsú
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.

Root

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राज् (rāj)

  1. to rule, to reign
  2. to direct, to govern
  3. to be a king; to be kingly or regal
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Primary Verbal Forms
Non-Finite Forms
Derived Nominal Forms

References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “राज्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 872/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 444-6