Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.126
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.126
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v1.c3.s18.126
Daśa-puruṣam-rājya, occurring in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa,¹ doubtless² means ‘sovereignty inherited through ten ancestors,’ a striking case of hereditary rule. Weber³ once rendered the word as the ‘kingdom⁴ of Daśapuru,’ comparing the Daśapura of Kālidāsa’s Meghadūta⁵ and the Daśārṇa of the ‘middle country.’
Linked texts (2)
- Meghadūta — Kālidāsa, Sanskrit
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇa — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit