[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) › c19.4 # Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c19.4 Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c19.4 - **Language:** English ### [c19.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c19.4) 'So the king sent a messenger to the S'ākyas, saying, 'Sirs, although I have no fondness for you, yet I have no hatred against you. It is all over; so open your 'gates quickly.' Then the S'ākyas said, 'Let us all assemble and deliberate whether we shall open the gates.' When they had assembled, some said, 'Open them,' others advised not doing so. Some said, 'As there are various opinions, we will find out the opinion of the 'majority.' So they set about \*\*voting on the subject."\*\*¹ - [Previous: c19.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c19.3) - [Next: c19.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c19.5) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c19.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c19.4) · Pramāṇa