[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927) › c5.8 # Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c5.8 Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c5.8 - **Language:** English ### [c5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c5.8) Here, by the way, is an indication of the evil in man with which gentleness fails to cope and which only firmness can repress. That firmness, in its turn, comes from Divine sources. Firmness, indeed, has always been recognised as one of the prime essentials of government. A hymn in the Atharvaveda thus addresses the new King:— - [Previous: c5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c5.7) - [Next: c5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c5.9) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c5.8) · Pramāṇa