. . "Mah\u0101r\u0101ja (Sanskrit: \u092E\u0939\u093E\u0930\u093E\u091C, also spelled maharajah) is a Sanskrit title for a \"great ruler\", \"great king\" or \"high king\". Rana or Maharana has been practically equivalent title to Maharaja. The female equivalent title Maharani (or Maharanee, Mah\u0101r\u0101j\u00F1\u012B) denotes either the wife of a Maharaja or Maharana, and also in states where that was customary, a woman ruling in her own right the equivalent title was Maharani. The widow of a Maharaja is known as a Rajmata (Queen mother)."@en .