The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c23.11
The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c23.11
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¹ Rock Edict VIII. The formula, 'His Sacred and Gracious Majesty', is a fair equivalent of *devānaṁpiya piyadasi*, which words formed an official title, and cannot be rendered faithfully by etymological analysis. The words mean literally, 'Dear to the gods, of gracious mien.' According to G. Yazdani, *piyadasi* means 'well-wisher' (to all).