Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.151

c7.151

The five passages quoted above not only refer to the appointment of the king for life, like the life-tenure of the Roman *rex*, but also point towards the qualities which this accepted hero of the tribe was supposed to possess. References to his “power, force, vigour, strength and heroism” cannot be unduly emphasized.’⁷