Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.4972

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Rājānika (EI 1), same as Rājanaka, Rājānaka, etc. rāj-aṅka (EI 22), brand of royal animals. Rājanya (ASLV; SITI), officers of the king. (IA 22), same as Kṣatriya. Rājanyaka (IE 8-2; EI 15, 23, 29; HD), same as Rājanaka, Rājānaka, Rājānika or Rāṇaka, title of subordinate rulers. Cf. Ep. Ind., Vol. XII, p. 9. Rāja-pam (BL), abbreviation of Rāja-paṇḍita. Rāja-paṇḍita (EI 32), a court Pandit; a scholar patronised by the king. Rāja-parameśvara (EI 4, 20), imperial title. Cf. Rāja-rājaparameśvara. rāja-pātikā (EI 1), royal procession. rāja-paṭṭa, cf. rāja-paṭṭī. rāja-paṭṭī (EI 4; BL), royal fillet or tiara; status of a ruler or a feudatory indicated by turban. Same as rāja-paṭṭa. Rājapuruṣa (IE 8-5), a royal agent or officer; same as Rāja-sevaka or Rājakīya; cf. also Rāja-satka. Rāja-putra (EI 30; CII 3; 4; HD), originally ‘a prince’; title of princes and subordinate rulers; but later a title of nobility especially in the modified forms Rāvata, Rāuta, etc.; sometimes also used in the sense of ‘a Rājpūt’ often explained as ‘a horse-man’. Cf. Ep. Ind., Vol. XVII, p. 321. See Rāja-putraka. Rāja-putraka (EI 17), same as Rāja-putra; mentioned in the list of subordinates and officials addressed by the king in respect of a grant. rāja-pradeya (SII 3), taxes. rājaprāsāda-caityaka (LL), a small caitya in the royal palace. Rājarāja (IE 8-2; LL), imperial title; cf. Greek Basileos Besileon. Rājarāja-parameśvara (EI 4), imperial title. Cf. Rājaparameśvara. rāj-ārghikā (IE 8-8; EI 30), name of a levy; probably, periodical offerings to the king or the king’s share of articles sold in the markets. Rājarṣi (EI 22), a sage-like king. Rājasāmanta (EI 25), a Rājan and a Sāmanta, or one feudatory enjoying both the designations. rāja-sambhoga (EI 12), same as rāja-bhoga (q.v.); land belonging to the king's *Khās Mahāls* (*Ep. Ind.*, Vol. XXX, p. 46). Cf. *ratnatraya-sambhoga*.