Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
गणराज्य
/ganarajya/Roman
English meaning: Republic
Definition
A form of governance based on the consent of citizens, with no hereditary monarch. Ancient India had republican polities called ganas and sanghas. The Lichchhavi republic near Vaishali is considered one of the world's oldest republican states (6th century BCE).
Example
“भारतम् गणराज्यम् अस्ति।”
In English: “India is a republic.”
Literary Heritage
“प्रजासुखे सुखं राज्ञः, प्रजानां च हिते हितम्।”
/Prajāsukhe sukhaṃ rājñaḥ, prajānāṃ ca hite hitam./
“The king's happiness lies in his subjects' happiness and welfare.”
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Language information
- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 5M