[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) › c8.22 # Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c8.22 Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c8.22 - **Language:** English ### [c8.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8.22) The state must maintain order. Discipline lay at the root of all success. Disorder and offences must be repressed. - [Previous: c8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8.21) - [Next: c8.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8.23) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8.22) · Pramāṇa