राजन्
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Sanskrit[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *rēǵ-en- from *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”), from *h₃reǵ- (“straighten”). Latin rēx is a cognate.
Noun[edit]
राजन् (rājan) m
- a king, sovereign, prince, chief (often applied to gods e.g. to वरुण (varuṇa) and the other ādityas, to इन्द्र (indra), यम (yama) etc., but especially to सोम (soma) [also the plant and juice] and the Moon).
- a man of the royal tribe or the military caste, a क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 874
