राया

Old Awadhi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀬 (rāya), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).[1]

Noun

राया (rāyā)

  1. king
    • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Rāmacaritamānasa:
      उदर माझ सुनु अंडज राया। देखउँ बहु ब्रह्मांड निकाया॥
      अति बिचित्र तहँ लोक अनेका। रचना अधिक एक ते एका॥॥
      udara mājha sunu aṃḍaja rāyā. dekhaüm̐ bahu brahmāṃḍa nikāyā.
      ati bicitra taham̐ loka anekā. racanā adhika eka te ekā..
      In the belly, listen, O' King of the birds, I beheld clusters of multiple universes.
      Exceedingly bizarre realms there did exist innumerably, creation of each surpassing the other.

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rā́jan”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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