[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923) › c19.s4.77 # Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c19.s4.77 Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c19.s4.77 - **Language:** English ### [c19.s4.77](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s4.77) ⁷ \*Gahapati\*, house-lord, was a designation specially applied to the leading men of the gentry, the wealthy middle class, \*Kalyāṇa-bhattiko\*, men accustomed to a good dietary. They are often distinguished from priests and nobles (Rhys Davids and Stede). - [Previous: c19.s4.76](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s4.76) - [Next: c19.s4.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s4.78) - [Up: c19.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s4.77](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s4.77) · Pramāṇa