Raja - rāja (English spelling)

Japanese: ラージャ - らーじゃ(英語表記)rāja
Raja - rāja (English spelling)

It means "king" in Indian languages ​​including Sanskrit. In early Vedic texts, the word form "rajan" was used to mean the "chief" of a tribe, but as royal power expanded, it came to mean the "king" of various countries. Later, titles such as "King of kings (rajadhiraja)", "Great King (maharaja)", and "King of great kings (maharajadhiraja)" also came to be used. Of these, the title "maharaja" was also used by feudal lords during the British colonial period.

[Genichi Yamazaki]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

サンスクリット語をはじめとするインド諸語で「王」を意味する。初期ベーダ文献では「ラージャン」という語形が用いられ、部族の「首長」の意味に使われていたが、王権の伸張に伴い諸国の「王」を意味するようになった。後世さらに「王中の王(ラージャーディラージャ)」「大王(マハーラージャ)」「大王の中の王(マハーラージャーディラージャ)」などの称号も用いられるようになる。このうち「マハーラージャ」という称号は、イギリス植民地時代の藩王によっても用いられている。

[山崎元一]

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