[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927) › c5.22 # Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c5.22 Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c5.22 - **Language:** English ### [c5.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c5.22) ¹ Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, IV, 1, 4, 1–6. (Sacred Books of the East, XXVI, 269–271.) Atharvaveda, 7, 12. By universal consent, the Sabhā was a popular body. Some scholars identify it with the Samiti but from this passage it appears to be a distinct organisation. - [Previous: c5.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c5.21) - [Next: c5.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c5.23) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c5) ## Cites (2) - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva.7.12) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit - [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.4.1.4.1) — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c5.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c5.22) · Pramāṇa