rājan
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
rājan m
- 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
| 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 |
Declension table of "rājan" (masculine)
Descendants
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “rājan”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
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