[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.s5.264 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.264 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.264 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s5.264](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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 - [Previous: v2.c4.s5.263](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.263) - [Next: v2.c4.s5.265](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.265) - [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.s5.264](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.264) · Pramāṇa