[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.c5.35 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c5.35 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c5.35 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c5.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c5.35) Grāma.—The phrase Grāmin, ‘possessing a village,’ occurs often in the Taittirīya Saṃhitā (ii. 1, 3, 2; 6, 7; 2, 8, 1; 11, 1; 3, 3, 5; 9, 2), usually in connexion with various rites for acquiring a village. Since in these cases repeated mention is made of obtaining pre-eminence over Sajātas and Samānas, ‘equals,’ it is probable that allowance must also be made for the control over his fellow-villagers which an ambitious man could obtain (e.g., by loans), and which might end by giving him the position of a great landlord, even without the intervention of the king. - [Previous: v2.c5.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c5.34) - [Next: v2.c5.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c5.36) - [Up: v2.c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c5.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c5.35) · Pramāṇa