Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c9.s10.25
Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c9.s10.25
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c9.s10.25
The king was usually, though not always, a Kshatriya. The Brāhmaṇas were considered to be unsuited for kingship. Thus we read in the *Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa*—"To the king (*Rājan*) doubtless belongs the *Rājasūya*; for by offering the *Rājasūya* he becomes king, and unsuited for kingship is the Brāhmaṇa."⁴