[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) › c1.8 # Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c1.8 Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c1.8 - **Language:** English ### [c1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c1.8) “When Politics becomes lifeless, the triple Veda sinks, all the \*dharmas\* \[i.e., \*the bases of civilization\*\] (howsoever) developed, completely decay. When traditional State-Ethics are departed from, all the bases of the divisions of individual life are shattered. - [Previous: c1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c1.7) - [Next: c1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c1.9) - [Up: c1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c1.8) · Pramāṇa