[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s20.649 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.649 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.649 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s20.649](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.649) Nṛ-pati, ‘lord of men,’ in the Rigveda¹ and later² denotes a ‘king’ or a man of the ruling class (Kṣatriya). - [Previous: v1.c3.s20.648](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.648) - [Next: v1.c3.s20.650](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.650) - [Up: v1.c3.s20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20) ## Linked texts (3) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg.2.1.1) — Sanskrit - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva.5.18.1) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit - [Taittirīyāraṇyaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.aranyaka.taittiriya) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.649](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.649) · Pramāṇa