[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) › c46.41 # Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c46.41 Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c46.41 - **Language:** English ### [c46.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c46.41) (4) The great principle emphasised is that taxation should be such that it may not be felt by the subject. The ruler should act like a bee which collects honey without causing pain to the plant.⁴ - [Previous: c46.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c46.40) - [Next: c46.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c46.42) - [Up: c46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c46) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c46.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c46.41) · Pramāṇa