As a deity name
Name 402 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
As a Hindi name
राजा · masculine
a male given name, Raja, from Sanskrit
राजा · masculine
king, monarch, sovereign, ruler; king
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi राजा॑ — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Sanskrit राज॑न् (rā́jan) Sanskrit राजा॑ (rā́jā)bor. Hindi राजा Borrowed from Sanskrit राजा॑ (rā́jā), from राज॑न् (rā́jan), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs, from *h₃reǵ- + *-s. Doublet …” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
belonging or relating to the quality rajas (q.v.), endowed with or influenced by the quality of passion, passionate (-tva ), &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "rājasāya" is the dative of "rājasa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
rājasa mfn. belonging or relating to the quality rajas (q.v.), endowed with or influenced by the quality of passion, passionate (-tva n.), MaitrUp.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
rājasa m. pl. N. of a class of gods in the 5th Manv-antara, VP.
Alternative readings
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