[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) › c19.30 # Public Administration in Ancient India c19.30 Public Administration in Ancient India c19.30 - **Language:** English ### [c19.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.banerjea-1916.c19.30) Before the commencement of a battle it seems to have been the practice for the King or the Commander-in-Chief to address words of encouragement to the soldiers. The Mahābhārata gives a specimen of such a speech, from which we extract the following lines: - [Previous: c19.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.banerjea-1916.c19.29) - [Next: c19.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.banerjea-1916.c19.31) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.banerjea-1916.c19) ## Linked texts (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.banerjea-1916.c19.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.banerjea-1916.c19.30) · Pramāṇa