The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c14.s9.t1.38

c14.s9.t1.38

"There are two kinds of *rājā*: (1) the *samrāṭ* and (2) the tributary and the untributary *rājā*,'' says Nārada; "The *samrāṭ* is the ruler who regularly receives taxes or tributes from all rulers. He is the *chakravarttī*. The *rājā* who pays taxes every month and every year is known as *sakara* (tributary). But the *rājā* who offers tribute voluntarily (*svechchayā*) is the *adhīśvara*.''