Panchayat -பஞ்சாயத்து/கிராமசபை (Sanskrit/Hindi)
Tamil words: ஐம்பேராயம், ஐம்பெருங்குழு, ஊராட்சி மன்றம்
Panchayat is the Hindi word for a council of five members which convenes to settle local issues. The name is given by the number of people represented in the council - Panch in Sanskrit/Hindi, is five.
The word கிராமசபை was given to be the translation for Panchayat in Tamil, in the administration circles. But how could two Hindi words, Gram* (village) and Sabha* (council), be taken as the Tamil translation. The right translation of Panchayat in Tamil would be ஐம்பேராயம்/ ஐம்பெருங்குழு, which encapsulates the Tamil meaning of Panchayat, the 5 member council.
Govt of Tamil Nadu's official word for Panchayat is ஊராட்சி மன்றம், which is appropriate for today's meaning of the Panchayat, that is Village Administration.
*Gram - கிராமம் (Hindi) - சிற்றூர் (Tamil)
*Sabha - சபை (Hindi) - அவை/மன்றம் (Tamil)
P.S. During the medieval centuries in the Tamil society, the Provincial/Local Administration was as follows:
The entire kingdom was called mandalam. The Chola mandalam, Pandya mandalam and the Chera mandalam were the original major mandalam. Below the mandalam was a major division, nadu (province). The 'ur/oor' was a town which was variously described as a big village (perur), a small village (sirur) or an old village (mudur). Pattinam was the name for a coastal town.
The administration of nadus was generally carried on by hereditary chiefs. The village was the fundamental unit of administration which was administered by local assemblies called manrams.
Tamil words: ஐம்பேராயம், ஐம்பெருங்குழு, ஊராட்சி மன்றம்
Panchayat is the Hindi word for a council of five members which convenes to settle local issues. The name is given by the number of people represented in the council - Panch in Sanskrit/Hindi, is five.
The word கிராமசபை was given to be the translation for Panchayat in Tamil, in the administration circles. But how could two Hindi words, Gram* (village) and Sabha* (council), be taken as the Tamil translation. The right translation of Panchayat in Tamil would be ஐம்பேராயம்/ ஐம்பெருங்குழு, which encapsulates the Tamil meaning of Panchayat, the 5 member council.
Govt of Tamil Nadu's official word for Panchayat is ஊராட்சி மன்றம், which is appropriate for today's meaning of the Panchayat, that is Village Administration.
*Gram - கிராமம் (Hindi) - சிற்றூர் (Tamil)
*Sabha - சபை (Hindi) - அவை/மன்றம் (Tamil)
P.S. During the medieval centuries in the Tamil society, the Provincial/Local Administration was as follows:
The entire kingdom was called mandalam. The Chola mandalam, Pandya mandalam and the Chera mandalam were the original major mandalam. Below the mandalam was a major division, nadu (province). The 'ur/oor' was a town which was variously described as a big village (perur), a small village (sirur) or an old village (mudur). Pattinam was the name for a coastal town.
The administration of nadus was generally carried on by hereditary chiefs. The village was the fundamental unit of administration which was administered by local assemblies called manrams.
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