महाराजा mahārājā

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919	On this site
c	ch
ś	śh
ṣ	ṣh
r̥	r̥i

A few reading pointers:

ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

Hindi · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

Great king, supreme power, sovereign, emperor.

Usual translation

emperor

Origin of the definition

mahā-rāj, s.m. A great king; reigning prince, supreme sovereign, paramount power (i.q. mahā-rājā); — a form of address to a Brāhmaṇ, or a superior; your Majesty! your Excellency! your Honour! Sir! — mahā-rājā, s.m. Supreme power, sovereign, emperor

महान्, महा mahān, mahā (sanskrit)

(prefix) Great, illustrious.
Mighty, strong, big, large, ample, excessive, grievous.
Very, extremely, very much.

महाराज mahārāja maha:ra:j (nm) a king; a term of respect; a cook; ~राजा a king, ruler; ~राजाधिराज a king of kings, an emperor; ~राज्ञी queen consort; ~राणा a title held by some rulers of former Indian princely states; ~रानी a queen.

राजा rājā (hindi)

King, monarch, prince.