Sabhā
Sign in to saveA sabhā or sabhaa in Ancient India was an assembly, congregation, or council. Personified as a deity, Sabhā is also the name of a daughter of Prajāpati in the Atharvaveda. In Epic Sanskrit, the term refers also to an assembly hall or council-chamber, and to a hostel, eating-house, or gambling-house. While the term Jansabhā refers to large public gathering.
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A sabhā or sabhaa in Ancient India was an assembly, congregation, or council. Personified as a deity, Sabhā is also the name of a daughter of Prajāpati in the Atharvaveda. In Epic Sanskrit, the term refers also to an assembly hall or council-chamber, and to a hostel, eating-house, or gambling-house. While the term Jansabhā refers to large public gathering.
The Mahābhārata, Book 2, has a Sabhā Parva or Sabhā episode, which describes the sabhā under King Yudhishthira. The word sabha originates from Sanskrit, meaning "assembly," "gathering," or "council". It also refers to the hall where such meetings take place and is found in modern Hindi and other Indian languages through a Sanskrit root.
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