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the various species of earthly rulers imagined to have derived their styles from the 

 attributes invoked on Indra, at his consecration as king of the gods. The ensuing 

 extract will suffice for the present purpose : 



8th panchikd, 3rd adhydya, adfinem. 



" Thus consecrated by that great inauguration, Indra subdued all conquerable 

 earths, and won all worlds. He obtained over all the gods, supremacy, transcend- 

 ent rank, and pre-eminence. Conquering, in this world below, equitable domina- 

 tion (sdmrdjya) , happiness (bhaujyaj, sole dominion (swdrdjya), separate autho- 

 rity (vairdjya), attainment of the supreme abode fpdrameshthyaj, sovereignty 

 frdjyaj, mighty power fmdhdrdjyaj, and superior rule (ddhipatya) ; becoming a 

 self-existent being and independent ruler fswardlj, exempt from early dissolution ; 

 and reaching all his wishes in that celestial world ; he became immortal : he be- 

 came immortal." Miscell. Essays, Vol. I., p. 39. 



This translation is Colebrooke's ; with several terms of the original interpolated, 

 and here and there a new word marked, as being surplus to the rigid letter of the 

 text. 



The various denomination of chiefs — included under the sway of Indra, the 

 Ekardl, or ' peerless lord' — intimated by the technicalities in this passage, are 

 called, in the context, Samrdl, Bhoja, Sivardl, Viral, Parameshthin, and Rdjd ; 

 of which the first, third, and fourth are known,, in more modern language, and 

 with a notable change of character, as Samrdt, Swardt, and Virdt. See the Trans- 

 lation of the Vishnu-pur ana, p. 93 and its 3rd foot note. 



Of the possessors of mdhdrdjya and ddhipatya no special powers, entitled Maha- 

 raja and Adhipati, are appropriated to certain quarters ; as the Samrdl princes, 

 for instance, are allotted to the North. 



An extensive scope of jurisdiction is assigned to the Rdjds : 



Aitareya-brdhmana, ubi supra. 

 " Next, the divine Sddhyas and A'ptyas consecrated him, Indra, in this middle, 

 central, and present region, with the same prayers from the Rik and Yajush, and 

 with the same holy words as before mentioned, in thirty-one days, for local domi- 

 nion frdjyaj. Therefore the several kings of the Kurus and Panchalas, as well 

 as of the Vas'as and Us'inara?, in this middle, central, and present region, are con- 



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