[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [State and Government in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949) › c5.2 # State and Government in Ancient India c5.2 State and Government in Ancient India c5.2 - **Language:** English ### [c5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c5.2) (1) A section has been added to Chap. I explaining the precise scope and meaning of the terms like the \*Rājyaśāstra\*, \*Daṇḍanīti\* and \*Arthaśāstra\* used to denote the political science. The chapter now contains a more exhaustive discussion of the problem of the authenticity of the \*Arthaśāstra\* of Kauṭilya and gives a critical discussion of the value of the different sources of ancient Indian polity. - [Previous: c5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c5.1) - [Next: c5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c5.3) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c5.2) · Pramāṇa