[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) › c7.92 # Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.92 Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.92 - **Language:** English ### [c7.92](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.92) Another passage used by Weber to support this view comes from the \*Atharva Veda\*—\*tvāṁ viśo vṛṇatāṁ rājyāya\*.² It also contains a verb derived from the much discussed root \*vṛ\*. It is not clear that this implies that the people played a decisive role in establishing a man in kingship, at least in the constitutional sense. The same can be said of Weber’s comments on another Atharvan hymn.³ - [Previous: c7.91](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.91) - [Next: c7.93](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.93) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.92](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.92) · Pramāṇa