Where does “রাষ্ট্র” come from?

রাষ্ট্র (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit राष्ट्र, from Sanskrit धृतराष्ट्र — King of Hastinapura, husband of Gandhari, and the father of the Kauravas.

রাষ্ট্র (Bengali): state, country, nation; kingdom

Definitions

  1. state, country, nation; kingdom

Ancestry of “রাষ্ট্র”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritराष्ट्रa kingdom, realm, empire, dominion, district, country
2Sanskritधृतराष्ट्रKing of Hastinapura, husband of Gandhari, and the father of the Kauravas

Words derived from “রাষ্ট্র”

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