Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s3.100

v2.c4.s3.100

Bhāga-dugha, ‘dealer out of portions,’ ‘distributor,’ is the name of one of the king’s ‘jewels’ (Ratnin) in the Yajurveda Saṃhitās¹ and Brāhmaṇas.² What his functions exactly were is uncertain. Sāyaṇa in some places³ renders the word by ‘tax-collector,’ but in others⁴ as ‘carver,’ thus making this functionary either a revenue officer or a mere court official.