[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) › c7.146 # Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.146 Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.146 - **Language:** English ### [c7.146](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.146) “The \*Parṇa\*, (amulet) Soma’s formidable power, hath come, given by Indra, governed by Varuṇa; may I, shining greatly, wear it (the amulet) in order to live the full length of life for a hundred autumns (\*śataśāradāya\*).”³ The following three verses are also to the same effect: “Splendour set thou in my body, power, force, vigour, strength; unto Indra-like action, unto heroism, unto life of a hundred autumn’s do I accept thee \[\*Parṇa\*\].”⁴ “Unto refreshment thee \[the amulet\], unto strength thee, unto force, unto power thee, unto prosperity thee do I carry about, unto wearing of royalty for a hundred autumns (\*śataśāradāya\*).”⁵ The last verse supporting the king’s life-tenure of office is as follows: “Thee \[the amulet\] with the seasons, with them of the seasons; thee unto life-time, unto splendour; with the brilliancy of the year—with that we make \[thee\] cheek by jowl.”⁶ - [Previous: c7.145](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.145) - [Next: c7.147](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.147) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7) ## Linked texts (1) - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva.3.5.4) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.146](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.146) · Pramāṇa