छत्रपति

[Arvind_Kolhatkar]

Dear Group,

At his coronation at Raigad Fort, Shivaji took the title of छत्रपति to signify his sovereignty and independence from the Emperor at Delhi.  It is known that he had the the rite of coronation researched by the learned Brahmins of VaaraaNasI, as it had fallen into disuse over the previous centuries.

In the vast body of Sanskrit literature is there any evidence of the use of this title of छत्रपति - and in this sense - prior to the coronation ?  Or was it specially coined for the occasion? (Monier-Williams, citing सिंहासनद्वात्रिंशिका, explains this word as 'the officer watching over the royal parasol'.)

One of the things he did after his coronation was the introduction of Sanskrit-derived terms, such as अमात्य, मन्त्री to replace their Arabic-Persian equivalents.  With this in view, he had also got composed a Manual of Administration, called राज्यव्यवहारकोष.

Arvind Kolhatkar, Toronto, April 28, 2012.

छत्रपति अमात्य राज्यव्यवहारकोष राज्याभिषेक

[P.K.Ramakrishnan]

Apte gives the following meanings for chatrapati -

a king over whom an umbrella is carried  as a mark of dignity, a sovereign, emperor.

 

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[Sunder Hattangadi]

Apte also gives it as a name of a king of Jambudvipa.  Could not find any more info. about this.

 

 

Regards,

 

sunder

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Apte gives the following meanings for chatrapati -

a king over whom an umbrella is carried  as a mark of dignity, a sovereign, emperor.

 

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P.K.Ramakrishnan
http://peekayar.blogspot.com

From: Arvind_Kolhatkar <kolhat...@gmail.com>
To: sams...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, 28 April 2012 6:14 PM
Subject: [Samskrita] छत्रपति

Dear Group,

At his coronation at Raigad Fort, Shivaji took the title of छत्रपति to signify his sovereignty and independence from the Emperor at Delhi.  It is known that he had the the rite of coronation researched by the learned Brahmins of VaaraaNasI, as it had fallen into disuse over the previous centuries.

In the vast body of Sanskrit literature is there any evidence of the use of this title of छत्रपति - and in this sense - prior to the coronation ?  Or was it specially coined for the occasion? (Monier-Williams, citing सिंहासनद्वात्रिंशिका, explains this word as 'the officer watching over the royal parasol'.)

One of the things he did after his coronation was the introduction of Sanskrit-derived terms, such as अमात्य, मन्त्री to replace their Arabic-Persian equivalents.  With this in view, he had also got composed a Manual of Administration, called राज्यव्यवहारकोष.

Arvind Kolhatkar, Toronto, April 28, 2012.

छत्रपति अमात्य राज्यव्यवहारकोष राज्याभिषेक

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[Nityanand Misra]

छत्रपति can also be the Tadbhava (तद्भव) form of क्षत्रपति. क्ष in Sanskrit becomes छ in several Prakrits, examples include छत्री or छत्रिय for Sanskrit क्षत्रिय, छत्रबन्धु for क्षत्रबन्धु, छमा for क्षमा, छार for क्षार, et cetera - one finds all these usages in the 16th century Awadhi of Ramcharitmanas.

In fact, several Hindi sources refer to the emperor as क्षत्रपति शिवाजी, even though most spell it as छत्रपति. Many Marathi sources give the spelling छत्रपती (with the long vowel).

क्षत्रपति also means a sovereign king and is found in Vedic literature. It is used once in Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā (10.17, see here), thrice in Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa (1.7.8.5 and 2.5.7.4, see here) and once in Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa (11.4.3, see  here).

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