Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s7.6
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s7.6
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v1.c3.s7.6
Eka-rāj, ‘sole ruler,’ ‘monarch,’ seems to mean no more than ‘king.’ In the Rigveda¹ the term is used metaphorically only. But it is found with the literal sense in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa,² as well as in the Atharvaveda.³