[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829) › v3.c43.39 # Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v3.c43.39 Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v3.c43.39 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c43.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c43.39) ¹ \[Pāsbān means ‘a watcher.’ Dr. Tessitori writes that the proper form of the word is Pāsvān or Pāsvāni, a term applied to the confidential domestics of a chief, and it is often, as in this case, synonymous with ‘ favourite.’ It denotes no particular caste, but is commonly applied to a slave favourite or concubine.\] - [Previous: v3.c43.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c43.38) - [Next: v3.c43.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c43.40) - [Up: v3.c43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c43) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c43.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c43.39) · Pramāṇa