[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Public Administration in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.banerjea-1916) › c19.2 # Public Administration in Ancient India c19.2 Public Administration in Ancient India c19.2 - **Language:** English ### [c19.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.banerjea-1916.c19.2) WHEN the Āryas, after their settlement in the Punjab, began to spread themselves in different directions, every step of their advance was opposed by the non-Āryan tribes. The Rig-Veda is replete with allusions to these conflicts between Āryas and Dasyus. Hymn VIII, Mandala I. of the Rig-Veda, for instance, runs thus: - [Previous: c18.98](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.banerjea-1916.c18.98) - [Next: c19.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.banerjea-1916.c19.3) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.banerjea-1916.c19) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg.1.8) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.banerjea-1916.c19.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.banerjea-1916.c19.2) · Pramāṇa