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Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c9.s10.121

Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c9.s10.121

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c9.s10.121

“Him do ye proclaim, O men (*janāḥ*) as king and father of kings . . . The sovereign lord of all beings (*Viśvasya bhūtasya adhipati*) hath been born, the eater of the folk (*Viśāmattā*) hath been born, the destroyer of enemies (*Amitrāṇāṁ hantā*) hath been born, the protector of the Brāhmaṇas (*Brāhmaṇānāṁ goptā*) hath been born, the guardian of the law (*Dharmasya goptā*) hath been born.”