[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) › c41.178 # Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c41.178 Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c41.178 - **Language:** English ### [c41.178](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c41.178) Another class of their resolutions was called \*Sthiti\* (lit. 'fixed,' 'immutable,') or \*Deśasthiti\*¹ (the \*sthiti\* of the 'country' or 'country-assembly') which were enforceable against every body. The \*Sthiti\* was probably the same as the class of their enactments called S a m v i d, 'agreement' or 'laws by agreement.' The \*Saṃvids\*² were passed by the Jānapada and they were recorded on a roll (\*Saṃvitpatra\*). They were enacted with the formality of the members taking some special oath. They were binding on the whole kingdom. There is clear evidence of the fact that some-times \*Saṃvids\* were a g a i n s t t h e i n t e r e s t o f t h e k i n g as some authors of the Codes lay down the exception that those Saṃvids only shall be enforced by the Law Courts which are not opposed to the king.³ The \*Samayas\* also were put on a roll.⁴ - [Previous: c41.177](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c41.177) - [Next: c41.179](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c41.179) - [Up: c41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c41) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c41.178](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c41.178) · Pramāṇa