The Mauryan Polity c11.s1.t2.5

c11.s1.t2.5

With this end in view ancient Indian writers on polity rightly based their theories of state and its institutions on the lines of the *dharma* of the land. It proved an effective check on the arbitrary conduct of the monarch. For, the latter was expected to rule and reign according to the established law of the country. Transgression of that law would lead in the first instance to revolt from people, and ultimately to revolution and anarchy, disturbing the peace and security of the people.