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Etasyam Dakshināyām disi ye ke cha Satvatam Rājāno Bhaujyayaiva te'bhishichyante Bhoj-etyenan-abhishiktanachakshata etameva Deva năm vihitimanu
Etasyam Pratichyām disi ye ke cha Nichyānāṁ Rājāno ye'pachyānām Svārājyāyaiva te'bhishichyante Svarat-ityenānabhishiktanachakshata etameva Devānāṁ vihitimanu.
Etasyam Udichyam disi ye ke cha parena Himavantam Janapada Uttara-Kurava Uttara-Madra iti Vairājyāyaiva te'bhishichyante Viraṭ-ityenan-abhishiktānāchakshata etameva Devanam uihitimanu.
Etasyam dhruvāyāṁ Madhyamāyām pratishṭhāyāṁ disi ye ke cha Kuru-Panchālānāṁ Rājānaḥ sa VasOsinarānāṁ Rājyāyaiva te'bhishichyante Rāj-etyenānabhishiktanachakshata etameva Devanam vihitimanu."
"In this eastern quarter, whatever kings there are of the eastern peoples, they are anointed for overlordship (Samrajya); 'O Overlord' they style them when anointed in accordance with the action of the gods. In the southern quarter whatever kings there are of the Satvats, they are anointed for paramount rule (Bhaujya); "O Paramount Ruler' they style them when anointed in accordance with the action of the gods. In this western quarter, whatever kings there are of the southern and western peoples, they are anointed for self-rule (Svārājya); 'O Self-Ruler' they style them when anointed in accordance with the action of the gods. In this northern quarter, the lands of the Uttara-Kurus and the Uttara-Madras, beyond the Himavat, their (kings) are anointed for sovereignty (Vairaiya); 'O Sovereign' they style them when anointed in accordance with the action of the gods. In this firm middle established quarter, whatever kings there are of the Kuru-Panchalas with the Vasas and Usinaras, they are anointed for kingship; 'king' they style them when anointed in accordance with the action of the gods."
1 Rig-Veda Brahmanas, translated by Keith, Harvard Oriental Series. Vol. 25.
