[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924) › c1.4 # Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c1.4 Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c1.4 - **Language:** English ### [c1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c1.4) 'And, firstly, To STATE, the source of life and spirit.' —Nītivākyāmṛita. - [Previous: c1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c1.3) - [Next: c1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c1.5) - [Up: c1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c1) ## Cites (1) - [Nītivākyāmṛta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.nitivakyamrta) — Somadevasūri, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c1.4) · Pramāṇa