prajā fc (a) subjects: किसी राजा की ~ subjects of a king. (b) people: किसी देश की ~ -- of a country; ~ की भलाई के लिए for the good of the --; प्रजा समाज़वादी दल people's socialist party. [syn. जनता]

prajātantra mu democracy [राष्ट्रीय national, संसदीय parliamentary, साम्यवादी communist]. [better लोकतन्त्र]

prajātāntrik a democratic [गणतंत्र republic, राज्य state, दल party, प्रणाली system].

yathā I. conj as, thus, for instance: व्यंजन जुड़ सकते हैं, ~ प्त, स्व, क्र consonants can combine, -- pt, sv, kr. 2. adv as, alike: ~ राजा तथा प्रजा as is the king so are the subjects, like master like men. ~ पूर्व as before; ~- शक्‍ित as far as possible, ~ शीघ्र as soon as; ~ संभव as far as possible; ~ साध्य as far as practical; ~ स्थान at proper place.

rāj·bhakta a loyal (to a ruler) [नेता leader, प्रजा subject, लोग people]

rājā mc (a) king [क्रूर ferocious, घमंडी boastful, दयालु benevolent]; उसे ~ बनाया गया he was made a --; ~ राज्य करता है the king reigns; देश-देश के ~ --s of several countries; राजाओं की सभा an assembly of --s. △ यथा ~ तथा प्रजा as is the king so are the subjects. (b) darling child [also ~ भैया]