[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) › c46.18 # Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c46.18 Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c46.18 - **Language:** English ### [c46.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c46.18) "God has made the king, though master in "form, the servant of the People, getting his "wages (sustenance) in taxes for the purpose of "continuous protection and growth."¹ - [Previous: c46.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c46.17) - [Next: c46.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c46.19) - [Up: c46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c46) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c46.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c46.18) · Pramāṇa