[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) › v2.c4.s3.100 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s3.100 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s3.100 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s3.100](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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. - [Previous: v2.c4.s3.99](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.99) - [Next: v2.c4.s3.101](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.101) - [Up: v2.c4.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.100](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.100) · Pramāṇa