rājan

See also: rajan, Rajan, and ráján

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms

Etymology

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.

Declension
Declension table of "rāja" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)rājārājāno or rājā
Accusative (second)rājānaṃ or rājaṃrājāno
Instrumental (third)raññā or rājinā or rājenarājūhi or rājūbhi or rājehi or rājebhi
Dative (fourth)rañño or rājino or rājassaraññaṃ or rājūnaṃ or rājānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)raññārājūhi or rājūbhi or rājehi or rājebhi
Genitive (sixth)rañño or rājino or rājassaraññaṃ or rājūnaṃ or rājānaṃ
Locative (seventh)raññe or rājinirājūsu or rājesu
Vocative (calling)rājarājāno or rājā

Usage notes

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

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

References
  • rājan in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)
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