[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.s9.1273 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s9.1273 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s9.1273 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s9.1273](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.1273) Sva-rāj, ‘self-ruler,’ ‘king,’ is found frequently in the Rigveda¹ and later.² It is the technical term for the kings of the west according to the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa.³ - [Previous: v2.c4.s9.1272](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.1272) - [Next: v2.c4.s9.1274](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.1274) - [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.s9.1273](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.1273) · Pramāṇa