Each state of the United States selects two senators to represent their states in the United States Senate. In 1913, the 17th Amendment[?] to the United States Constitution provided for the direct popular election of senators; prior to this, senators were selected by state legislatures.
... The oldest surviving Sanskrit grammar is Paanini's c. 500 BC Astaadhyaayii[?] ("8 Chapter Grammar"). A form of Sanskrit called Epic Sanskrit is seen in the ...