[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968) › c10.s3.27 # Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c10.s3.27 Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c10.s3.27 - **Language:** English ### [c10.s3.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c10.s3.27) The \*Viṣṇu Purāṇa\*⁵ gives yet another explanation. Vasiṣṭha was annoyed with king Nimi who had engaged the former's antagonist, Gautama, to officiate in his sacrifice. The enraged Vasiṣṭha cursed the king to be \*vi-deha\*, "bodiless," or "deceased." This is also the etymology of the word given by Macdonell,⁶ Monier Williams,⁷ and Apte.⁸ Modern Sanskritists seem to have relied more on the Purāṇic tradition than is necessary. - [Previous: c10.s3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c10.s3.26) - [Next: c10.s3.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c10.s3.28) - [Up: c10.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c10.s3) ## Cites (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c10.s3.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c10.s3.27) · Pramāṇa