[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) › c48.5 # Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c48.5 Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c48.5 - **Language:** English ### [c48.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c48.5) "My good lady, to me the inhabitants of the "whole realm are no bodies; I am not their "master (\*i.e.\*, they are their own masters). I am "master only of those who offend against the "ruler's (laws) and do what is unlawful. For this reason, I - [Previous: c48.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c48.4) - [Next: c48.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c48.6) - [Up: c48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c48) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c48.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c48.5) · Pramāṇa