History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c62.145.5
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c62.145.5
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v4.c62.145.5
These passages are sufficient to establish that the idea of a suzerainty extending over many kingdoms was known in the times of the Ṛgveda and had been fully developed before the composition of the Aitareya and Śatapatha Brāhmaṇas.