chakravartin
Noun
Meaning
chakravartin (plural chakravartins)
(India, religion) An ideal universal ruler, who rules ethically and benevolently over the entire world.
Synonym: sarvabhauma
Examples
According to them, the four lions symbolise Ashoka's rule over the four directions, the wheels as symbols of his enlightened rule (Chakravartin) and the four animals as symbols of four adjoining territories of India.