Where does “ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ” come from?
ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit राष्ट्र, from Sanskrit धृतराष्ट्र — King of Hastinapura, husband of Gandhari, and the father of the Kauravas.
ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ (Punjabi): nation, country
Definitions
- nation, country
Ancestry of “ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | राष्ट्र | a kingdom, realm, empire, dominion, district, country |
| 2 | Sanskrit | धृतराष्ट्र | King of Hastinapura, husband of Gandhari, and the father of the Kauravas |