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n. a public meeting, assembly, or organized group in India
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A sabhā 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 (Lower House) and Rajya Sabha (Upper House), and Legislative Assembly, Vidhan Sabha.
In Epic Sanskrit, the term refers also to an assembly hall or council-chamber, and to a hostel, eating-house, or gambling-house.
The Mahabharata, Book 2, has a Sabha Parva or Sabha episode, which describes the sabha under King Yudhishthira. Monier-Williams compares the word to Old English sibb "clan" (Old High German sippa), in Modern English surviving in the term gossip (from god-sib).
A Sabha in South India, particularly in Tamil Nadu, popularly refers to a body or organization involved in the promotion of fine arts such as Saastriya Sangeetham, Bharathanatyam, Drama among numerous other arts. These Sabhas are concentrated at a place called as [Mylapore] in Chennai and are instrumental in ensuring the connoisseurs (known as Rasikaas) from all parts of the world treated with variety during the Music and Dance Season of Maargazhi (December / January mostly).
Popular Sabhas include Parthasarathy Sabha, Rasika Ranjani Sabha, Krishnagana Sabha, Ganamukundhapriya Sabha
Sabha may refer to:
in Bahrain:
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, lead ship of the Royal Bahraini Naval Service Fleet
in Libya:
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Sabha, Libya, city in Sabha District, Libya
- Sabha Air Base, Libyan Air Force base in Sabha
- Sabha Airport, an airport in Sabha
- Sabha University, a university in Sabha
- Battle of Sabha, a battle in Sabha during the First Libyan civil war
- Sabha Governorate, former governorate of Libya
- Sabha District, one of the districts of Libya
in India:
- Sabhā, Parliament of India
Usage examples of "sabha".
Ayodhya-naresh Suryavansha Raghuvansha Aja-putra Shrimati Maharaj Dasaratha rajya sabha mein padhaar rahein hain.
The sabha hall was designed to accommodate two hundred seated official court delegates and a thousand observers.
As the seer-mages turned to face the sabha together, a collective murmur rose from the sizable contingent of brahmins that made up more than half the mass of the crowd.
Vashishta then made a formal introduction of their great guest, presenting him to the sabha at large and to the king in particular.
He was required to ensure the security of the sabha hall, where the maharaja and sabha are in conference at this minute with the visiting sage.
The purplish smoke issued up to the high, vaulted ceilings of the sabha hall, a thousand heads craning upward to watch it.
He is here, in this very sabha hall, and is watching us even as we debate amongst ourselves.
Dasaratha watched, amazed, as a mustached courtier far to the right of the sabha hall cried out.
He had paused before the sabha hall doors to look at his childhood friend, gurukul partner, erstwhile charioteer, trusted adviser, then minister, and now prime minister.
The prime minister quickly related the events of that morning, from the arrival of the impostor to his exposure and dismissal by the two seers, right up to the discussion in the sabha hall and the unmasking of the spies.
I know that the town criers as well our own efficient gossip mills have spread the news of what transpired in the sabha this morning.
Guru Vashishta then made a formal introduction of their great guest, presenting him to the sabha at large and to the king in particular.
With an uncharacteristic absence of soundno lavish silks to rustle noisily or elaborate court jewelry to tinkle and clatter todaythe occupants of the sabha hall bowed to the maharaja and seated themselves.
On behalf of this sabha and every citizen of Kosala, I offer Brahmarishi Vishwamitra every courtesy and respectsampurn atithi satkarthat Ayodhya has to offer.
Dasaratha walked slowly across the empty sabha hall, nodding his head.