[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985) › c19.s11.11 # The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c19.s11.11 The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c19.s11.11 - **Language:** English ### [c19.s11.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s11.11) 11. This group recalls the first four of the eight so-called \*vīras\*, or "heroes," who sustain kingship (\*PB\* 19. 1. 4). This group comprises the king's brother, the king's son, the purohita, and the first consort, followed by \*sūta\*, \*grāmaṇī\*, \*kṣattṛ\*, and \*saṃgrahītṛ\*. - [Previous: c19.s11.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s11.10) - [Next: c19.s11.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s11.12) - [Up: c19.s11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s11) ## Linked texts (1) - [Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.pancavimsa) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s11.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s11.11) · Pramāṇa