Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.264

v2.c4.s5.264

Rāja-putra, ‘king’s son,’ ‘prince,’ seems to be capable of being interpreted literally in every passage of the older literature¹ in which it is found, though it may also be capable of a wider interpretation.² Later the Rājaputra degenerates into a mere ‘landowner.’³