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Elements of Hindu Iconography v1.c8.190

Elements of Hindu Iconography v1.c8.190

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v1.c8.190

[^ *]: चतुस्समुद्रपर्यन्तं पृथिवीं यः प्रपालयेत् चक्रवर्ती समाख्यातःसप्त-राज्यं प्रपालयेत् अधिराजरसमाख्यातास्त्रिराज्यं यस्तु पालयेत् नरेन्द्रस्सत विज्ञेयस्त्वन्येपि बहवोमताः॥ He is a *cakravartin* whose rule extends to the shores of the four bounding oceans; he who holds sway over seven provinces is called an *adhiraja*, while one who reigns over three provinces is a *Narendra*.