[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) › c7.47 # Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c7.47 Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c7.47 - **Language:** English ### [c7.47](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c7.47) ² Ibid., VIII, 267-73; 281-84; see also 276-77. Manu, like other Hindu law-givers, lays down many spiritual penalties and penances for various serious and trivial offences. See Chapter XI of the Smṛiti. - [Previous: c7.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c7.46) - [Next: c7.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c7.48) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c7) ## Cites (1) - [Mānava Dharmaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.8.267) — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c7.47](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c7.47) · Pramāṇa