[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) › c9.9 # State and Government in Ancient India c9.9 State and Government in Ancient India c9.9 - **Language:** English ### [c9.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c9.9) Elsewhere in the Śāntiparvan (Ch. 67) we have a slightly divergent account of the origin of the state, which seems to refer to an unsuccessful contract at one stage. People were tired of the law of the jungle which prevailed for a long time, and - [Previous: c9.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c9.8) - [Next: c9.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c9.10) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c9.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c9.9) · Pramāṇa