Question

Explain the nature of Sabha and Samiti during vedic period.

Answer 1

Sabha and Samiti in Vedic Civilization. The term Sabha denotes both the assembly (in early Rig-Vedic) and the assembly hall (Later Rig-Vedic). Women who were called Sabhavati also attended this assembly. It was basically a kin-based assembly and the practice of women attending it was stopped in later-Vedic times.