[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.s5.262 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.262 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.262 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s5.262](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.262) Rāja-pitṛ is one of the titles given to the king in the rite of the Rājasūya (‘royal consecration’) according to the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa (viii. 12, 5; 17, 5). It probably designates the king as ‘father of a king,’ and indicates the hereditary character of the monarchy. Possibly the later plan¹ of associating the king’s son in the monarchy prevailed in earlier times also. - [Previous: v2.c4.s5.261](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.261) - [Next: v2.c4.s5.263](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.263) - [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.s5.262](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.262) · Pramāṇa