[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.s5.251 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.251 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.251 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s5.251](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.251) Cf. Muir, \*Sanskrit Texts\*, 1², 258 et seq.; Zimmer, \*Altindisches Leben\*, 191. It is quite likely that the noble families not related to the royal family were families of minor princes whose rule was merged in that of the king on the formation of a powerful tribe, as was the case in Germany. - [Previous: v2.c4.s5.250](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.250) - [Next: v2.c4.s5.252](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.252) - [Up: v2.c4.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.251](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.251) · Pramāṇa