Define:
a) Samantas b) Prashastisc) Nadu d) Sabha
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(a)Samanta was a title and position used by the army people of kings in the history of the Indian subcontinent. The institution of Samanta finds mention for the first time in epigraphs of northern India dating to the 6th century. ... The Samanta in South India was used to mean a vassal to an emperor.
(b)Prashasti (IAST: Praśasti, Sanskrit for "praise") inscriptions are euologistic inscriptions issued by Indian rulers from 6th century CE onwards. Written in form of poetry or ornate prose, the prashastis were generally composed by the court poets.
(c)Nadu a term used to mean land, place, domicile etc. in South Indian languages. It can refer to: Tamil Nadu, one of the 29 states of India.
(d)A sabha in Ancient India was an assembly, congregation, or council. Personified as a deity, Sabhā is a daughter of Prajapati in the Atharvaveda. The term has also given rise to modern terms of Parliament of India, such as Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, and the Indian states' Legislative Assembly, Vidhan Sabha.