[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) › c14.89 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c14.89 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c14.89 - **Language:** English ### [c14.89](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c14.89) ¹ Ibid., pp. 47-48; 199. Differing from Manu (VIII, 138) and others, Kauṭalya gives the following scale of fines: the first amercement ranging from 48 to 98 paṇas, the middlemost amercement ranging from 200 to 500 paṇas, and the highest ranging from 500 to 1,000 paṇas. - [Previous: c14.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c14.88) - [Next: c14.90](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c14.90) - [Up: c14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c14) ## Linked texts (2) - [Mānava Dharmaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.8.138) — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c14.89](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c14.89) · Pramāṇa