[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) › c7.345 # Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.345 Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.345 - **Language:** English ### [c7.345](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.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 - [Previous: c7.344](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.344) - [Next: c7.346](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.346) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.345](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.345) · Pramāṇa