The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c16.398

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³ In this connection compare the title *Brahma-Kṣatra* applied to Rāma son of Jamadagni in the epics and the Purāṇas. He was so called because “though a Brāhmaṇ, he is generally spoken of as virtually a Kṣatriya,” combining the characteristics of both. Similarly the Kṣatriyas who became Brahmans were designated *Kṣatropetā-dvijātayaḥ*; see Pargiter, *Indian Historical Tradition*, London, 1922, pp. 199, 243-52.