[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) › c6.161 # Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c6.161 Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c6.161 - **Language:** English ### [c6.161](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c6.161) Such are the arrangements prescribed by the Mahâbhârata for the internal government of a state. The principles which underlie them are conceived, on the whole, in a high moral spirit. But in the treatment of relations of states with one another, morality is thrown to the winds. Except during a few recurring interludes, the country was parcelled out into a large number of states. As a rule, they had no scientific frontiers, neither the sea nor lakes, neither mountains, deserts nor unfordable rivers. Every state was tempted to encroach on the bounds of its neighbours. The - [Previous: c6.160](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c6.160) - [Next: c6.162](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c6.162) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c6) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c6.161](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c6.161) · Pramāṇa