" DESA BhAshalandu Telugu lessa" - by TuLuva KingrAju Sri Krishina Devaraya-
Telugu is the sweetest of all Indian languages - Great Tuluva Emperor Sri Krishnadeva Raya, 16th Century AD
The term janapadá is a tatpurusha, composed of jana "tribe" and pada "foot". From its earliest attestation, the word has a double meaning of "realm, territory" and "subject population". A janapadin is the ruler of a janapada.
