Raja vs. Maharaja

Rajanoun

Same as Rajah.

Maharajanoun

A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.

Rajanoun

a Hindu prince or king in India

Maharajanoun

A sovereign prince in India; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja; - a title given also to other persons of high rank.

Rajanoun

type genus of the family Rajidae

Maharajanoun

a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja

Raja

Raja (; from Sanskrit: राजन्, IAST rājan-), is a royal title used for Indian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

Maharaja

Mahārāja (; also spelled Maharajah, Maharaj) is a Sanskrit title for a , or . A few ruled mighty states informally called empires, including ruler raja Sri Gupta, founder of the ancient Indian Gupta Empire, and Chandragupta Maurya.

‘great ruler’; ‘great king’; ‘high king’;