[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) › c44.27 # Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c44.27 Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c44.27 - **Language:** English ### [c44.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44.27) § 316. The essence of the constitution as sketched in the Śukranīti is that the king had actually no power in his own and sole hand. All administrative functions were vested in the Council.² - [Previous: c44.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44.26) - [Next: c44.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44.28) - [Up: c44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44.27) · Pramāṇa