[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) › c17.s2.3 # Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c17.s2.3 Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c17.s2.3 - **Language:** English ### [c17.s2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c17.s2.3) “In Iranian Indo-European r and l appear indiscriminately as r.¹ In the language of the \*Ṛg Veda\* this is predominantly the case. In Classical Sanskrit both l and r are found, but their distribution does not correspond exactly with that of Indo-European. In certain Eastern dialects of Indo-Aryan (notably in the inscriptions of Aśoka and in the Māgadhī of the Drama) only l is found.” ² - [Previous: c17.s2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c17.s2.2) - [Next: c17.s2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c17.s2.4) - [Up: c17.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c17.s2) ## Cites (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c17.s2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c17.s2.3) · Pramāṇa