[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) › c10.93 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c10.93 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c10.93 - **Language:** English ### [c10.93](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c10.93) The Jâtakas throw little light on the military side of the administration. The army seems to have been recruited for the most part from the natives of a state. A king who slights his own soldiers and favours new-comers finds his troops torn by jealousies at a crisis and suffers defeat. He learns the lesson and once again shows favour to his own men (III, 400 et seq.). - [Previous: c10.92](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c10.92) - [Next: c10.94](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c10.94) - [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.7.2.7.127_4) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c10.93](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c10.93) · Pramāṇa