[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) › c43.28 # Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c43.28 Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c43.28 - **Language:** English ### [c43.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c43.28) It is remarkable that the king is not given even the power of vetoing. The Kauṭilīya in emphasising the importance of the Parishad says that Indra was called 'thousand-eyed,' although he had only two eyes, because he had thousand wise members in his Mantra-Parishad or Council of State who were regarded as his eyes.² - [Previous: c43.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c43.27) - [Next: c43.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c43.29) - [Up: c43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c43) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c43.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c43.28) · Pramāṇa