क्रतुराज

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

क्रतु—राज  m.  m. the chief of sacrifices ( i.e. the राज-सूय sacrifice performed by a monarch who has made all the princes of the world tributary to himself), [BhP. x, 72, 3.]

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क्रतु राज

Shabda-Sagara

क्रतुराज  m.  ( -जः) A particular sacrifice, the Rajasuya: one performed by a monarch who has subdued all the princes of the world.
E. क्रतु sacrifice, and राज a king; a royal or pre-eminent ceremony: see राजसूय.

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क्रतु राज राजसूय