[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) › c8.28 # Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c8.28 Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c8.28 - **Language:** English ### [c8.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8.28) ³ In verses at the close of Chs. III, IV, Book I, the king is enjoined to uphold the principles of caste and division of life but these verses may be later interpolations. - [Previous: c8.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8.27) - [Next: c8.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8.29) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8) ## Linked texts (1) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya.1.3) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8.28) · Pramāṇa