Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c37.57

c37.57

In the prologue of the function to the address 'O, Brāhmaṇa' by the king—the reply comes forth interrupting the king²: 'Thou art Brāhmaṇa, thou art Varuṇa 'of true power.' 'Thou art Brāhmaṇa, mighty 'through the strength of the whole People (Viś)'¹ Five times, five individual Brahmins and priests, the king tries to address by the privileged designation, and in all cases the title of privilege is, so to say, resigned in the sovereign's favour,¹ and the sovereign and the popular representative character of the king ('through the strength of the people') is pointed out.