The corpus record — Sanskrit

rājā

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Where it lives

Chandogya Upanisad 30 · 6.4/10k
Bhagavad Gita 5 · 5.82/10k
Brhadaranyaka Upanisad 41 · 5.42/10k
Taittiriya Upanisad 2 · 3.77/10k
Prasna Upanisad 1 · 1.53/10k

What it meant — Monier-Williams

1. رَج

rañj or raj cl. 1. 4. P. Ā. ( Dhātup. xxiii, 30 ; xxvi, 58 ) rajati, te (only Gr. ; rañjati, R. vii, 99, 11 ) or rajyati, te ( Gr. also pf. P. rarañja, 3rd du. rarajatuḥ or rarañjatuḥ; Ā. rarañje; aor. arāṅkṣīt, araṅkta; Prec. rajyāt, raṅkṣīṣṭa; fut. raṅktā; raṅkṣyati, te; inf. raṅktum; ind.p. raktvā or raṅktvā), to be dyed or coloured, to redden, grow red, glow, AV. ; Kāv. ; to be affected or moved, be excited or glad, be charmed or delighted by ( instr. ), be attracted by or enamoured of, fall in love with ( loc. ), MBh. ; Kāv. &c.; (rajati, te), to go, Naigh. ii, 14 : Caus. rajayati (only AV. ) and rañjayati, te ( aor. arīrajat or ararañjat; Pass. rajyate; aor. arañji or arāñji), to dye, colour, paint, redden, illuminate, AV. &c. &c.; to rejoice, charm, gratify, conciliate, MaitrUp. ; Mn. ; MBh. &c.; to worship, Naigh. iii, 14 (rajayatimṛgān = ramayatimṛgān, Pāṇ. vi, 4, 24 , Vārtt. 3, Pat. ) : Desid. riraṅkṣati, te Gr. : Intens. rārajīti ( Gr. also rārajyate and rāraṅkti), to be greatly excited, exult, RV. ix, 5, 2 (others ‘to shine bright’). [ cf. Gk. ῥέζω , ‘to dye’, ῥεγεύς , ‘dyer’.]

2. رَجَ

1. raja m. ( g. pacA di ) = rajas, dust ( cf. nī, vir)

3. رَجَ

emotion, affection, L. : the quality of passion, Uṇ. iv, 216 , Sch.

4. rāj

1. rāj ( prob. originally two roots; cf. √ raj, √ rañj, √ ṛñj) cl. 1. P. Ā. ( Dhātup. xix, 74 ) rājati, te ( Ved. also rāṣṭi, rāṭ; pf. rarāja; rarāje or reje, 2. sg. P. rarājitha or rejitha, MBh. &c.; aor. arājiṣuḥ, RV. ; arājiṣṭa Gr. ; fut. rājitā, rājiṣyati, ib. ; inf. rājase, RV. ), to reign, be king or chief, rule over ( gen. ), direct, govern ( acc. ), RV. &c. &c.; to be illustrious or resplendent, shine, glitter, ib. ; to appear as or like (iva), Kum. vi, 49 : Caus. rājayati, te ( aor. ararājat), to reign, rule, AV. ; MBh. ; to illuminate, make radiant ( cf. rājita) : Desid. rirājiṣati, te Gr. : Intens. rārājyate, rārāṣṭi, ib. [For cognate words, see under rājan.]

5. rāj

2. rāj mfn. ( ifc. ) shining, radiant &c.

6. rāja

1. rāja m. ( ifc. ) = 1. rājan, a king, sovereign, chief or best of its kind, MBh. ; Kāv. &c.

In the wild

rajaḥ Bhagavad Gita 14.10
rajo Bhagavad Gita 14.7
rajaḥ Bhagavad Gita 14.9
rājā Bhagavad Gita 1.16
rājā Bhagavad Gita 1.2
rājānaṃ Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_1,3.24

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