Public Administration in Ancient India c10.38

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c10.38

⁴ In the Satapatha-Brāhmana, not only the King, but the Kshatriya class is described as having a divine origin. “And as to why a Rājanya shoots, he, the Rājanya, is manifestly of Prajāpati (the Lord of creatures): hence while being one, he rules over many.” V. 1, 5, 14.

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Śatapathabrāhmaṇa — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit