[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v2.c4.s9.230 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s9.230 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s9.230 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s9.230](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.230) ⁵ Rv. vi. 28, 6. Cf. viii. 4, 9. So in Av. vii. 12, 2, the assembly is hailed as nariṣṭā, ‘merriment.’ But the same hymn (vii. 12, 3) contains a clear reference to serious speech in the Sabhā. For the blending of serious political work and amusement, cf. Tacitus, Germania, 22. - [Previous: v2.c4.s9.229](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.229) - [Next: v2.c4.s9.231](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.231) - [Up: v2.c4.s9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.230](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.230) · Pramāṇa