[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.s9.1135 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s9.1135 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s9.1135 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s9.1135](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.1135) Stha-pati is the name of a royal official mentioned in the Atharvaveda,¹ and often later.² Revottaras Cākra was the Sthapati of the exiled Duṣṭarītu Paumsāyana, a king of the Sṛñjayas, and succeeded in restoring him to his royal dignity.³ The exact sense of the term is not certain: ‘governor’⁴ is possible, but perhaps ‘chief judge’⁵ is more likely; as in the case of the early English judges, his functions may have been both executive and judicial. He is inferior in position to the king's brother.⁶ - [Previous: v2.c4.s9.1134](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.1134) - [Next: v2.c4.s9.1136](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.1136) - [Up: v2.c4.s9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.1135](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.1135) · Pramāṇa