[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) › c7.43 # Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.43 Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.43 - **Language:** English ### [c7.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.43) as lord of the people (\*viśāmpatir\*), sole king, bear thou rule; let all the directions call thee, O King become thou here one for waiting on, for homage.⁴ Thee let the people choose unto kingship, thee these five divine directions; rest at the summit of royalty, at the pinnacle; from thence, formidable, share out good things to us.⁵ - [Previous: c7.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.42) - [Next: c7.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.44) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.43) · Pramāṇa