[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) › c10.80 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c10.80 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c10.80 - **Language:** English ### [c10.80](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c10.80) The regular minister of justice was the Vinicchâmacca who not merely decided cases but also offered counsel on matters of law and morality (II, 380). - [Previous: c10.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c10.79) - [Next: c10.81](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c10.81) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c10) ## Cites (1) - [Jātakatthavaṇṇanā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.jataka!jatakatthavannana*cst.3.3.6.78_14) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c10.80](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c10.80) · Pramāṇa