[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928) › c10.22 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c10.22 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c10.22 - **Language:** English ### [c10.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c10.22) In the Dasabrāhmaṇa Jātaka a debate between two young men on birth or action as the basis of caste is referred to Gautama who declares that the followers of pastoral, agricultural, industrial, commercial or martial pursuits could not be called Brāhmaṇas. The obvious - [Previous: c10.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c10.21) - [Next: c10.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c10.23) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c10) ## Cites (1) - [Jātaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.jataka) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c10.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c10.22) · Pramāṇa