Guest guest Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 The word Rajanaka was possibly derived from RAJA NAYAK meaning leader of kings or king of kings . The use of the word as a title before the kings name was possibly done as a mark of respect. Debasish Mohanty >"Harry Spier" <harryspier >INDOLOGY >indology >[Y-Indology] The name Rajanaka >Wed, 05 Feb 2003 21:03:33 -0500 > >Dear list members, > >Can someone explain the usage of the name Rajanaka as used in the names " >Rajanaka Abhinavagupta " and " Rajanaka Jayaratha " is it a title of >respect, a family or caste name, first name etc. > >Thanks, > >Harry Spier >371 Brickman Rd. >Hurleyville, New York >USA 12747 > > > > >_______________ >MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > _______________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2003 Report Share Posted February 7, 2003 Actually, the title was very commonly used in Kashmir (and sometimes in Punjab and some areas of western India) for scholars who enjoyed royal patronage. Thus - Rajanaka Ramakantha (an ancient commentator on Gita) for instance. BTW, does this title have anything to do with the surname 'Razdaan' amongst Kashmiri Paundits? Vishal INDOLOGY, "debasish mohanty" <dmohanty_uti@h...> wrote: > The word Rajanaka was possibly derived from RAJA NAYAK meaning leader of > kings or king of kings . The use of the word as a title before the kings > name was possibly done as a mark of respect. > > Debasish Mohanty > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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