abhirāja

king; he is, according to the legend, the founder of one of

the oldest dynasties and belongs to the family of the Śākyas

in Kapilavastu; he emigrated from the latter city after its

destruction by a king of Kośala and, having reached the

banks of the Irawaddy, built the city of Tagoung. E. abhi

and rājan, samās. aff. ṭac; literally: reigning everywhere.