[rāj-ṣṭran] 1 A kingdom, realm, empire; rāṣṭradurgabalāni ca Ak., Ms. 7. 109, 10. 61.

2 A district, territory, country, region; as in ma- hārāṣṭra; Ms. 7. 32.

3 The people, nation, subjects; Ms. 9. 254. ṣṭraḥ, ṣṭraṃ Any national or public calamity.