[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) › c6.34 # Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c6.34 Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c6.34 - **Language:** English ### [c6.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c6.34) ¹ Ibid., LVII, 40; LXIV, 2, 21, 22–30; LXIII, 29. People seek the protection of a competent king as birds seek refuge in a tree (LXXV, 13). - [Previous: c6.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c6.33) - [Next: c6.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c6.35) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c6) ## Cites (2) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.12.57.40) — Sanskrit - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c6.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c6.34) · Pramāṇa