[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Hindu Administrative Institutions](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929) › c8.s4.3 # Hindu Administrative Institutions c8.s4.3 Hindu Administrative Institutions c8.s4.3 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c8.s4.3) The second term \*pariṣad\* is परितः + सोदन्ति इति परिषद् = to sit. This literally means ‘sitting round,’ \*i.e.\*, those who speak in the assembly. The term परिषदो occurs in the \*Rigveda Samhita\*,¹ and Sāyaṇa comments: परितःसोदत आसीनान्. The other term \*Samiti\* is सम्यक्यन्ति इति समितिः॥ - [Previous: c8.s4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c8.s4.2) - [Next: c8.s4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c8.s4.4) - [Up: c8.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c8.s4) ## Cites (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c8.s4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c8.s4.3) · Pramāṇa