[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) › c7.560 # Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.560 Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.560 - **Language:** English ### [c7.560](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.560) ⁷ \*Ibid.\*, ii, 24, 13 (\*sabhā\*), 16 (\*vidathe\*). The order of the words is also significant; \*sādanyam\*—belongs to the house; \*sabheyam\* to the "tribal council"; \*vidathyam\* occurring between them must refer to a village or settlement, as the Vedic society had no other territorial divisions. - [Previous: c7.559](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.559) - [Next: c7.561](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.561) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg.2.24.13) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.560](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.560) · Pramāṇa