[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) › c7.327 # Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.327 Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.327 - **Language:** English ### [c7.327](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.327) Noteworthy points to be gathered from the above quotations are that the word \*rājan\* here occurs in the plural, presumably signifying a college of rulers or nobles; in the \*Ṛg Veda\* it occurs in this sense at least six times and in each case in the first and the tenth \*maṇḍalas\* in which \*samiti\* also occurs. In later texts the word becomes synonymous with the \*rājanya\* or \*kṣatriya\*, the ruling class and there is a constant emphasis on the people's trying to endear themselves to their noble rulers. - [Previous: c7.326](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.326) - [Next: c7.328](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.328) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.327](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.327) · Pramāṇa