[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Hindu Administrative Institutions](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929) › c10.s1.2 # Hindu Administrative Institutions c10.s1.2 Hindu Administrative Institutions c10.s1.2 - **Language:** English ### [c10.s1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c10.s1.2) This reminds us of the ancient Teutons to whom law was purely a matter of custom ‘the law of diverse people’ as opposed to the Roman law of a unified state, and the legislature was independent of the executive. Especially this was so after the codification of the law by the \*smṛti-kartas\* such as Manu, Nārada, and Gautama. Even in Vedic days the use of terms such as \*jīvagṛh\*¹ and \*ugra\*² shows that it was the function of the executive to administer the laws of the land. - [Previous: c10.s1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c10.s1.1) - [Next: c10.s1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c10.s1.3) - [Up: c10.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c10.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c10.s1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c10.s1.2) · Pramāṇa