[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) › c44.11 # Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c44.11 Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c44.11 - **Language:** English ### [c44.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44.11) would cease to be the king.¹ As the Mahā-Bhārata put it, he was always under the control of others (Ministers).² - [Previous: c44.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44.10) - [Next: c44.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44.12) - [Up: c44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44.11) · Pramāṇa