[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) › c7.s5.6 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c7.s5.6 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c7.s5.6 - **Language:** English ### [c7.s5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c7.s5.6) The head of this assembly is called \*sabhāpati\*. A \*sabhāpati\* should be elected with the consent of both the debaters as well as the \*sadayas\*. He is supposed to declare the result of the debate after the juries have given their verdict. - [Previous: c7.s5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c7.s5.5) - [Next: c7.s5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c7.s5.7) - [Up: c7.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c7.s5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c7.s5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c7.s5.6) · Pramāṇa