Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.345

c7.345

5. Hither I came as conqueror with mighty all-effecting power. And I have mastered all your minds, your resolutions, your assembly [*samiti*].
May I be highest [*uttama*], having gained your strength in war, your skill in peace; my feet have trodden on your heads.
Speak to me from beneath my feet, as frogs from out the water croak.³