ราชคฤห์
râat-chá-krútMeanings
1NounC1
Rajagriha
Rajagriha (an ancient city in India, historically significant in Buddhism as the capital of the Magadha kingdom)
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เมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1city; town; urban area2country; state; nation3region; realm (historical)ราชคฤห์râat-chá-krútราชคฤห์râat-chá-krút1Rajagriha2royal residence; palaceเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1city; town; urban area2country; state; nation3region; realm (historical)ที่สำคัญtêe săm-kanที่สำคัญtêe săm-kan1that is important; important; key2importantly; crucially; more importantly3the important thing/pointมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàat1history (academic field)2history; past eventsพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-năaพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-năaBuddhism
The city of Rajagriha is a very important city in the history of Buddhism.
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พระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâoเคยkoeiเสด็จsà-dètประทับbprà-tápที่têeเขาkăoคิชฌchorกูgooฏdtorซึ่งsêungตั้งอยู่dtâng yòoใกล้กับglâi gàpเมืองmeuuangราชคฤห์râat-chá-krútเพื่อpêuuaแสดงธรรมsà-daeng tam
The Buddha once stayed at Vulture Peak, located near the city of Rajagriha, to teach the Dhamma.
ในnaiสมัยพุทธกาลsà-măi pút-tá-gaanเมืองmeuuangราชคฤห์râat-chá-krútถือเป็นtĕu bpenเมืองหลวงmeuuang lŭuangของkŏngแคว้นkwáenมคธmá-kótที่têeมีmeeความเจริญรุ่งเรืองkwaam jà-rern rûng reuuangทางเศรษฐกิจtaang sèt-tà-gìtและláeศาสนาsàat-sà-năaอย่างยิ่งyàang yîng
During the Buddha's time, Rajagriha was considered the capital of the Magadha kingdom, which was exceedingly prosperous economically and religiously.
การสังคายนาgaan săng-kaa-yá-naaพระธรรมวินัยprá-tam-wí-naiครั้งแรกkráng râekได้dâiจัดขึ้นjàt kûenที่têeถ้ำสัตตบรรณคูหาtâm sàt-dtà-ban koo-hăaใกล้กับglâi gàpเมืองmeuuangราชคฤห์râat-chá-krútหลังจากlăng jàakพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâoเสด็จดับขันธปรินิพพานsà-dèt dàp kăn-tá-bpà-rí-níp-paan
The first Buddhist council was held at the Sattapanni Cave near the city of Rajagriha after the Buddha's parinirvana.
2NounC2
royal residence; palace
a king’s house or royal palace; an old or literary word
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ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiThai literatureบางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ราชคฤห์râat-chá-krútราชคฤห์râat-chá-krút1Rajagriha2royal residence; palaceถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)นำมาใช้nam maa cháiนำมาใช้nam maa chái1[to] use; apply; utilize; employ [sth]2[to] adopt; implement [sth]เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofบรรยายถึงban-yaai tĕungบรรยายถึงban-yaai tĕung[to] describe [sth/sb]; [to] lecture about [sth]ที่ประทับtêe bprà-tápที่ประทับtêe bprà-táp1royal residence2royal/ceremonial seat or daisอันanอันan1thing; item; one2general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things3which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)4as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)งดงามngót ngaamงดงามngót ngaambeautiful; elegant; splendid (formal/literary)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsกษัตริย์gà-sàtกษัตริย์gà-sàtking; monarch; sovereign
In some Thai literary works, the word 'rajagriha' is used to describe the magnificent residence of a king.
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กวีgà-weeได้dâiเลือกใช้คำlêuuak chái kamศัพท์โบราณsàp boh-raanอย่างyàangราชคฤห์râat-chá-krútเพื่อpêuuaพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa tĕungความยิ่งใหญ่อลังการkwaam yîng yài à-lang-gaanของkŏngพระราชวังprá-râat-chá-wangในnaiบทกลอนbòt glon
The poet chose to use the ancient vocabulary word 'rajagriha' to depict the grandeur of the royal palace in the poem.
เมื่อmêuuaข้าศึกkâa sèukยกทัพyók tápมาmaaประชิดbprà-chítพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàtจึงjeungมีmeeรับสั่งráp sàngให้hâiทหารtá-hăanอารักขาaa-rák-kăaราชคฤห์râat-chá-krútไว้wáiให้hâiมั่นคงmân kongที่สุดtêe sùt
When the enemy forces approached, the king ordered the soldiers to guard the royal palace as securely as possible.
ศัพท์sàpวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-deeเช่นchênคำว่าkam wâaราชคฤห์râat-chá-krútนั้นnánแม้máeในปัจจุบันnai bpàt-jù-banจะjàมิได้mí dâiใช้cháiในnaiภาษาพูดpaa-săa pôotทั่วtûuaไปแล้วbpai láewแต่dtàeก็gâwยังคงyang kongความkwaamวิจิตรตระการตาwí-jìt dtrà-gaan-dtaaเมื่อmêuuaปรากฏbpraa-gòtในnaiฉันทลักษณ์chăn-tá-lák
Literary terms such as 'rajagriha', although no longer used in general spoken language today, still maintain their exquisite beauty when appearing in poetic forms.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ราชคฤห์ said ราด-ชะ-คะ-รึ?
râat-chá-krút
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ช, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ราชคฤห์râat-chá-krútราชคฤห์râat-chá-krútRajagrihaRajagrihaWord