In the traditional six-level classification of judicial bodies in ancient India, which sequence runs from the lowest body to the supreme royal authority?
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In the traditional six-level classification of judicial bodies in ancient India, which sequence runs from the lowest body to the supreme royal authority?
Gana, Kula, Shreni, Nripa, Adhikrita, Sasita
Kula, Shreni, Gana, Adhikrita, Sasita, Nripa
Nripa, Adhikrita, Kula, Gana, Shreni, Sasita
Kula, Adhikrita, Gana, Shreni, Sasita, Nripa
Answer and explanation
The traditional scheme rises from the Kula (family council) through the Shreni (guild) and the Gana (assembly) to the Adhikrita (court appointed by the king), the Sasita (king's court) and finally the Nripa, the king himself. The lower popular bodies came first, and the courts set up by royal authority came above them.
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