[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) › c8.31 # Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c8.31 Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c8.31 - **Language:** English ### [c8.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8.31) self-restraint, an all-controlling sense of duty. All his thoughts, all his energies, all his time, must be consecrated to the service of his people. Sovereigns who had neglected their obligations and pursued a course of tyranny, had come to grief. - [Previous: c8.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8.30) - [Next: c8.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8.32) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8.31) · Pramāṇa