The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c23.250

c23.250

Valabhî, council of, 320; ruler of, 348. Vâlin, the Vânara king, 106. Vâlmîki, 103. Valûraka, 228. Vâmadeva, 17 n. Vânaprastha, 338. Varâha Purâṇa, kingship, etc., in, 336. Varahan I, (Sytho-Sassanian), 287, 347, 348. Vardhanas, 286, 305, 322, 347, 348, 385, 502. Varmalatâ, 378. Varṇa, as origin of caste, 20. See Colour and Caste. Vârṣṇeya, 93. Varuṇa, 19, 26, 27, 28, 40, 44, 51, 54, 59. Varuṇa (Râja), 43. Varuṇa Dharmapati, 54, 55. Vasantasenâ, 317. Vâsavadattâ, 320, 340. Vaśiṣṭha, 17 n., 58, 67, 73-74, 105, 396. Vassakâra, 163. Vassals, emergence of vassalage, in 8th-10th centuries, 402-403; from vassalage to independence, in 8th-10th centuries, 404; in Muslim histories, 446-47; in 7th century, 347; treatment of Suzerains towards, in Kauṭalya, 257. See Feudatories. Vasubandhu, 285 n. Vâsudeva, 230, 231, 443. Vasumitra, 217, 218. Vâta, and meaning of, 320. Vâtavyâdhi, 252 n.; on qualifications of ministers, 269. Vâtsyâyana, 252 n. Vattagâmani, 117. Vâvâta, as a Ratnin, 44.