[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) › c7.427 # Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.427 Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.427 - **Language:** English ### [c7.427](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.427) To substantiate our interpretation we quote below some of the most important verses from the \*Ṛg\* and \*Atharva Vedas\* which refer explicitly to the \*vidatha\* and reveal its character and composition, and the role it played in the Vedic period.¹ - [Previous: c7.426](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.426) - [Next: c7.428](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.428) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7) ## Linked texts (2) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.427](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.427) · Pramāṇa