[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021) › c6.11 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.11 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.11 - **Language:** English ### [c6.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.11) There were democratic institutions in Vedic age, i.e. \*sabhā\* and \*samiti\* (like perhaps the lower and upper houses of parliament today), where discussions and debates could materialize. While \*Yajurveda\* simply mentions \*sabhā\*,⁹ \*Atharvaveda\* presents a glorified picture of \*sabhā\* and \*samiti\*, calling them the two daughters of \*prajāpati\*. It was expected that the people gathered in a \*sabhā\* or \*samiti\* will maintain decorum and will make suitable remarks only. The \*sabhā\* is called \*nariṣṭhā\* — attended by best of men, and the members of a \*sabhā\* are called \*sabhāsadas\*. They are expected to bear good will for each other.¹⁰ - [Previous: c6.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.10) - [Next: c6.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.12) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6) ## Cites (2) - [Yajurveda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.other.yajurveda) — Sanskrit - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.11) · Pramāṇa