राजेयस्

यन्त्रोपारोपितकोशांशः

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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

--the collective name for the hundred sons of Raji; the latter won over the Asuras and finally established Indra on the throne and retired for penance; his sons deprived Indra of his power when the latter appealed to बृहस्पति; he increased Indra's strength by rituals and made the राजेयस् adopt the जीनधर्म and hence got outside the pale of the Veda, when Indra easily overcame them and got back his kingdom; beginning of जीन dharma and hetu- वाद. M. २४. ३५-49.