rājan

See also: rajan, Rajan, and ráján

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• राजन् (Devanagari script)
• রাজন্ (Bengali script)
• රාජන් (Sinhalese script)
• ရာဇန် or ရႃၹၼ် (Burmese script)
• ราชนฺ or ราชัน (Thai script)
• ᩁᩣᨩᨶ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
• ຣາຊນ຺ or ຣາຊັນ (Lao script)
• រាជន៑ (Khmer script)
• 𑄢𑄂𑄎𑄚𑄴 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).

Noun

rājan 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.

Usage notes

In compounds, it is declined as though it were an a-stem rāja.

The vocative is normally preceded by mahā ("great").

Declension

Declension table of "rājan" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	rājā	rājāno or rājā
Accusative (second)	rājānaṃ or rājaṃ	rājāno
Instrumental (third)	raññā or rājinā or rājena	rājūhi or rājūbhi or rājehi or rājebhi
Dative (fourth)	rañño or rājino or rājassa	raññaṃ or rājūnaṃ or rājānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	raññā	rājūhi or rājūbhi or rājehi or rājebhi
Genitive (sixth)	rañño or rājino or rājassa	raññaṃ or rājūnaṃ or rājānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	raññe or rājini	rājūsu or rājesu
Vocative (calling)	rāja	rājāno or rājā

Descendants

• → Burmese: ရာဇ (raja.)
• → Khmer: រាជ (riəc)

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “rājan”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead