 Mahabharata (XII.58.13-15),and "utsāha" is one's resolve.The Vedic king was not regarded as the lord of the earth ("bhu-pati") but the lord of men ("nr-pati") (Rig Veda IV.38.2) or cattle ("go-pati")(Rig Veda VI.28.3); it is at the time of the epics that territorial rights had assumed a dominant role.Bhagavad Gita (XVIII.26) refers to "utsāha" as the untiring self-application and dynamic enthusiasm for achieving a chosen goal.