Rajaguru, Ჹܰ, Rajan-guru: 11 definitions
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Rajaguru means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
: Shodhganga: Kakati Ganapatideva and his times (artha)Ჹܰ (राजगुर�) is the most important person who influenced the life of a king. Probably he formed one of the members of the king’s advisory board.

Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्�, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.
India history and geography
: archive.org: Mithila under the KarnatasRajaguru refers to a “royal priest� and represents one of the various administrative titles used in the Karnataka kingdom of Mithila, according to the Varnaratnakara by Jyotiriswara Thakur—Cf. C.P.N. Sinha in his Mithila under the Karnatas (C. 1097�1325 A.D.) and (2) Radhakrishna Choudhary in The Political and Cultural Heritage of Mithila.—Mithila under the Karnatas did not lag behind other parts of India in gradually evolving an organised administrative system with a sound and efficient machinery. Certain important administrative and technical constitutional terms [e.g., rajaguru] are available from the contemporary sources.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryᲹܰ.�(EI 21, 27, 30; CII 4; BL; ASLV; HD), king's preceptor. Cf. Bomb. Gaz., Vol. XXI, p. 354; Ind. Ant., Vol. XII, p. 120. Note: Ჹܰ is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryᲹܰ (राजगुर�).—a royal counsellor.
Derivable forms: Ჹܰ� (राजगुरुः).
Ჹܰ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms Ჹ and guru (गुरु).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryᲹܰ (राजगुर�).—m.
(-�) The king’s spiritual preceptor. E. Ჹ a king, and guru preceptor.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryᲹܰ (राजगुर�).—[masculine] councillor or minister of a king.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryᲹܰ (राजगुर�):—[=Ჹ-guru] [from Ჹ > rāj] m. a king’s minister or counsellor, [Rāmāyaṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryᲹܰ (राजगुर�):—[Ჹ-guru] (�) 1. m. King’s priest.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryᲹܰ (राजगुर�):—n. the royal priest; king's spiritual preceptor;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Rajan, Guru, Raja.
Full-text (+9): Gururaja, Dharma-rajaguru, Surarajaguru, Karakapupphamanjari, Gadadharapaddhati, Vedashiva, Prataparudradeva, Tantracintamani, Hariharacaturanga, Prabhakaranayaka, Anantapaiprabhu, Nabhata, Kuruvatti, Vilandashivabhatta, Kalkeri, Godavaramishra, Vyomashiva, Vishveshvarashambhu, Vishveshvaradeshika, Vishveshvaradeva.
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