Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.64

v2.c4.s5.64

It will be seen that the list is essentially that of the royal household, and of the king’s servants in the administration of the country, though the exact sense of Saṃgrahītṛ, Bhāgadugha, Sūta, Grāmaṇī, Kṣattṛ, is open to reasonable doubt, mainly as to whether public officers or private servants⁷ are meant, for the names are of uncertain significance. A briefer list of eight Vīras, ‘heroes,’ as among the friends of the king, is given in the Pañcavimśa Brāhmaṇa:⁸ brother, son, Purohita, Mahiṣī, Sūta, Grāmaṇī, Kṣattṛ, and Saṃgrahītṛ.