[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) › c19.110.1 # Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c19.110.1 Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c19.110.1 - **Language:** English ### [c19.110.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19.110.1) \*Sabhā\*, 3, 15, 18, 28, 32, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 46, 49, 54, 55, 60, 63, 72, 75, 76; age and origin of, 4, 5, 33, 43; as aristocratic oligarchy, 15; compared with, \*boule\*, 48, \*darbār\*, 34; composition and strength of, 3, 18, 34, 38, 45; as council, hall, 34, forerunner of \*santhāgāra\*, 34, gambling in, 41; distribution of spoils in, 74; features of, 37; functions of, 33-34, 40-42, 73; independent existence of, 44-45; main evidence for, 32-33; meaning of, 34-35, 43n 2; membership grades and qualifications for, 34, 35, 36, 40, 42; nature of, 32, 32n 3; relation to \*samiti\*, 3, 42ff; role in electing king, 15; —ruled states, 237; ruling with \*samiti\*, 18, 42ff; as socio-religious centre, 41; as sole governing power, 17-18, 32ff \*Sabhācara\*, 34, 40, 41 \*Sabhāga\*, 35, 40 \*Sabhām\*, 36, 40 \*Sabhā Parvan\*, on Mallas, 174 \*Sabhāpati\*, 33, 34, 35; qualities for, 41-42; tenure of, 42 \*Sabhāsads\*, 34, 35, 40, 41, 44 \*Sabhāsāha\*, 35, 36 \*Sabhā-samiti\*: characteristics of, 45-48; desire for peaceful co-existence in, 46-47; disagreements in, 44; evidence for type of government, 43-48; evolution of type of government, 46; leadership qualities for, 44; prestige and power of, 44-47; relative origin of, 42; in \*Ṛg Veda\*, 33; type of political community, 42ff, 237 \*Sabhāsthāṇu\*, 34, 41 \*Sabhāvatī\*: meaning of, 38-39; parliamentary language, 39; in \*Ṛg Veda\*, 39, \*sabhā\* etiquette, 36 \*Sabhāvin\*, 41 \*Sabhe\*, 44 \*Sabhya\*, 19, 34, 35, 40; tenure of, 48 Sacred tank, of Licchavis, 108. - [Previous: c19.109](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19.109) - [Next: c19.110.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19.110.2) - [Up: c19.110](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19.110) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19.110.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19.110.1) · Pramāṇa