anya rājan

 The Sanskrit compound anya rājan means “subject to another king” or “having another as ruler,” and in some contexts refers to a “foreign prince.”

Core meaning from dictionaries

• The compound anya + rājan is glossed as “having another for king, subject to another” in Sanskrit lexicons

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• Wisdomlib’s entry for anyarājan (same compound, sandhi form) gives the meaning “foreign prince” in the Bṛhatsaṃhitā

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Grammatical structure

• anya = “other, different” (a common adjective)

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• rājan = “king, ruler”

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• Together they form a bahuvrīhi compound, meaning “one whose king is another.”
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Attested usages

• In Vedic and classical Sanskrit, anyarājan is used adjectivally to mean “subject to another king or kingdom”

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• In astrological literature (e.g., Bṛhatsaṃhitā), it can denote a “foreign prince” who succeeds a dethroned ruler

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Summary

“anya rājan” therefore carries two closely related senses:

• Primary (grammatical) sense: “subject to another king,” “under someone else’s rule.”
• Contextual (political/astrological) sense: “a foreign prince.”