राजपुत्र

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राजपुत्र (rājaputra). By surface analysis, राज (rāj, “king”) +‎ पुत्र (putra, “son”). Doublet of राऊत (rāūt) and राजपूत (rājpūt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾad͡ʑ.put̪.ɾə/

Noun

राजपुत्र • (rājputra) m

1. a prince

   Synonym: राजकुमार (rājkumār)

Declension

Declension of राजपुत्र (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	राजपुत्र rājputra
direct plural	राजपुत्र rājputra
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	राजपुत्र rājputra		राजपुत्र rājputra
oblique सामान्यरूप	राजपुत्रा rājputrā		राजपुत्रां- rājputrān-
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	राजपुत्राला rājputrālā		राजपुत्रांना rājputrānnā
ergative	राजपुत्राने, राजपुत्रानं rājputrāne, rājputrāna		राजपुत्रांनी rājputrānnī
instrumental	राजपुत्राशी rājputrāśī		राजपुत्रांशी rājputrānśī
locative सप्तमी	राजपुत्रात rājputrāt		राजपुत्रांत rājputrāt
vocative संबोधन	राजपुत्रा rājputrā		राजपुत्रांनो rājputrānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of राजपुत्र (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	राजपुत्राचा rājputrāċā	राजपुत्राचे rājputrāċe	राजपुत्राची rājputrācī	राजपुत्राच्या rājputrācā	राजपुत्राचे, राजपुत्राचं rājputrāċe, rājputrāċa	राजपुत्राची rājputrācī	राजपुत्राच्या rājputrācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	राजपुत्रांचा rājputrānċā	राजपुत्रांचे rājputrānċe	राजपुत्रांची rājputrāñcī	राजपुत्रांच्या rājputrāncā	राजपुत्रांचे, राजपुत्रांचं rājputrānċe, rājputrānċa	राजपुत्रांची rājputrāñcī	राजपुत्रांच्या rājputrāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৰাজপুত্ৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬭᬵᬚᬧᬸᬢ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
• রাজপুত্র (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰯𑰕𑰢𑰲𑰝𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ရာဇပုတြ (Burmese script)
• રાજપુત્ર (Gujarati script)
• ਰਾਜਪੁਤ੍ਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦴꦗꦥꦸꦠꦿ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂰𑂔𑂣𑂳𑂞𑂹𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ರಾಜಪುತ್ರ (Kannada script)
• រាជបុត្រ (Khmer script)
• ຣາຊປຸຕ຺ຣ (Lao script)
• രാജപുത്ര (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡯᠠᢒᡠᢠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘰𑘕𑘢𑘳𑘝𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᢗᠽᠠᢒᠤᢐᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑧑𑦵𑧂𑧔𑦽𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐵𑐖𑐥𑐸𑐟𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
• ରାଜପୁତ୍ର (Odia script)
• ꢬꢵꢙꢦꢸꢡ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆳𑆘𑆥𑆶𑆠𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖯𑖕𑖢𑖲𑖝𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
• රාජපුත්‍ර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩛𑩣𑩰𑩒𑩫 𑪙𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚭𑚑𑚞𑚰𑚙𑚶𑚤 (Takri script)
• ராஜபுத்ர (Tamil script)
• రాజపుత్ర (Telugu script)
• ราชปุตฺร (Thai script)
• རཱ་ཛ་པུ་ཏྲ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒰𑒖𑒣𑒳𑒞𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨊𑨥𑨞𑨃𑨙𑩇𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

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

रा॒ज॒पु॒त्र • (rājaputrá) stem, m

1. the son of a king; a prince
   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 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 रा॒ज॒पु॒त्र

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	रा॒ज॒पु॒त्रः (rājaputráḥ)	रा॒ज॒पु॒त्रौ (rājaputráu) रा॒ज॒पु॒त्रा¹ (rājaputrā́¹)	रा॒ज॒पु॒त्राः (rājaputrā́ḥ) रा॒ज॒पु॒त्रासः॑¹ (rājaputrā́saḥ¹)
accusative	रा॒ज॒पु॒त्रम् (rājaputrám)	रा॒ज॒पु॒त्रौ (rājaputráu) रा॒ज॒पु॒त्रा¹ (rājaputrā́¹)	रा॒ज॒पु॒त्रान् (rājaputrā́n)
instrumental	रा॒ज॒पु॒त्रेण॑ (rājaputréṇa)	रा॒ज॒पु॒त्राभ्या॑म् (rājaputrā́bhyām)	रा॒ज॒पु॒त्रैः (rājaputráiḥ) रा॒ज॒पु॒त्रेभिः॑¹ (rājaputrébhiḥ¹)
dative	रा॒ज॒पु॒त्राय॑ (rājaputrā́ya)	रा॒ज॒पु॒त्राभ्या॑म् (rājaputrā́bhyām)	रा॒ज॒पु॒त्रेभ्यः॑ (rājaputrébhyaḥ)
ablative	रा॒ज॒पु॒त्रात् (rājaputrā́t)	रा॒ज॒पु॒त्राभ्या॑म् (rājaputrā́bhyām)	रा॒ज॒पु॒त्रेभ्यः॑ (rājaputrébhyaḥ)
genitive	रा॒ज॒पु॒त्रस्य॑ (rājaputrásya)	रा॒ज॒पु॒त्रयोः॑ (rājaputráyoḥ)	रा॒ज॒पु॒त्राणा॑म् (rājaputrā́ṇām)
locative	रा॒ज॒पु॒त्रे (rājaputré)	रा॒ज॒पु॒त्रयोः॑ (rājaputráyoḥ)	रा॒ज॒पु॒त्रेषु॑ (rājaputréṣu)
vocative	राज॑पुत्र (rā́japutra)	राज॑पुत्रौ (rā́japutrau) राज॑पुत्रा¹ (rā́japutrā¹)	राज॑पुत्राः (rā́japutrāḥ) राज॑पुत्रासः¹ (rā́japutrāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

Terms inherited from राजपुत्र (rājaputrá)

• Pali: rājaputta
• Prakrit: 𑀭𑀸𑀬𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀢 (rāyaütta), 𑀭𑀸𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀢 (rāutta)
  • Khasa Prakrit:
    • Nepali: राउत (rāut)
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Assamese: ৰাহুত (rahut)
    • Middle Bengali: রাউত (raut)
      • Bengali: রাউত (raut)
    • Odia: ରାଉତ (rāuta)
    • Maithili:

      Devanagari script: राउत (rāut)

      Tirhuta script: 𑒩𑒰𑒅𑒞 (rāuta)

  • Maharastri Prakrit:
    • Old Marathi:

      Devanagari script: राउत (rāuta)

      Modi script: 𑘨𑘰𑘄𑘝 (rāuta)

      • Marathi: राऊत (rāūt)
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Takka Apabhramsa:
      • Punjabi:

        Gurmukhi script: ਰਾਵਤ (rāvat)

        Shahmukhi script: راوت (rāvat)

  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Gurjara Apabhramsa:
      • Old Gujarati: राउत्त (rāutta)
        • Gujarati: રાઊત (rāūta)
    • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
      • Hindustani:

        Hindi: रावत (rāvat)

        Urdu: راوت (rāvat)

  • → Malayalam: റാവുത്തർ (ṟāvuttaṟ), റൗത്തർ (ṟauttaṟ)
  • → Tamil: இராவுத்தர் (irāvuttar), ராகுத்தம்மார் (rākuttammār)

Semi-learned borrowings from राजपुत्र (rājaputrá)

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

  Hindi: राजपूत (rājpūt)

  Urdu: راجْپُوت (rājpūt)

  • → English: Rajput, Rajpoot (dated), Rashboot, Rashpoot (obsolete)
  • → Hungarian: rádzsput
• → Maithili: (semi-learned)

  Devanagari script: राजपूत (rājᵊpūt)

  Tirhuta script: 𑒩𑒰𑒖𑒣𑒴𑒞 (rājapūta)

• → Marwari: राजपूत (rājpūt) (semi-learned)
• → Nepali: राजपूत (rājapūt) (semi-learned)
• → Odia: ରାଜପୁତ (rājaputa) (semi-learned)
• → Pali: rājaputta (semi-learned)
• → Punjabi: (semi-learned)

  Gurmukhi script: ਰਾਜਪੂਤ (rājpūt)

  Shahmukhi script: راجپُوت (rājpūt)

• → Sindhi: (semi-learned)

  Devanagari script: राजपूतु, रज्भूतु

  Arabic script: راجپُوتُ (rājpūtu), رَجِپُوتُ (rajipūtu), رَجِڀوُتُ (rajibhvutu)

Learned borrowings from राजपुत्र (rājaputrá)

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

  Hindi: राजपुत्र (rājputra)

  Urdu: رَاج پُتْر (rāj putr)

• → Kannada: ರಾಜಪುತ್ರ (rājaputra)
• → Malayalam: രാജപുത്രന് (rājaputraṉ)
• → Marathi: राजपुत्र (rājputra)
• → Odia: ରାଜପୁତ୍ର (rājaputra)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਰਾਜਪੁਤ੍ਰ (rājputr), ਰਾਜਪੁੱਤਰ (rājputtar)

  Shahmukhi script: رَاج پُتْر (rāj putr)

• → Tamil: இராசபுத்திரன் (irācaputtiraṉ)
• → Telugu: రాజపుత్రుడు (rājaputruḍu)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “राजपुत्र”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 873, column 2.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “rājaputrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 618