[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Indian Epigraphical Glossary](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966) › c6.6015 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.6015 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.6015 - **Language:** English ### [c6.6015](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6015) Svāmin (IE 8-3; EI 24; CII 3; LL), royal title probably of foreign origin, assumed by the kings of Śaka-Kuṣāṇa extraction; adopted by indigenous rulers like the Śātavāhanas. Cf. Śāmi (SITI), the king. Cf. Vihāra-svāmin (founder or master of a monastery), etc. (EI 7), same as Svāmi-Mahāsena, i.e. Kārttikeya. (EI 23), designation of the member of a guild. (EI 5), cf. ‘the 500 Svāmins of Aihoḷe’; probably meaning the Māheśvaras. Cf. svāmi-vāram (SITI), land-lord’s share; same as Tamil mel-vāram. - [Previous: c6.6014](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6014) - [Next: c6.6016](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6016) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6015](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6015) · Pramāṇa