[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) › c2.16 # Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c2.16 Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c2.16 - **Language:** English ### [c2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c2.16) APPENDICES . . . . . 244 A. Buddhaghosa's Etymologies of Licchavi and Vajji . . . . . 244 B. Linguistic Aspect of Our Etymology of Licchavi . . . . . 245 C. Relative Occurrences of the Terms Vajji and Licchavi in the \*Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra\* . . . . . 246 D. Buddhaghosa on the Vajjian Procedure of Justice . . . . . 247 E. The Brāhmaṇas of Droṇagrāma . . . . . 248 - [Previous: c2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c2.15) - [Next: c2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c2.17) - [Up: c2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c2.16) · Pramāṇa