[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) › c17.86 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c17.86 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c17.86 - **Language:** English ### [c17.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c17.86) The household establishment of the king was a large one. There were the bodyguard, chowrie-bearers, chamberlains, door-keepers, ushers, porters, cooks, a chef, etc., etc. There were hereditary royal physicians. Purohitas and Paṇḍitas were there.⁵ - [Previous: c17.85](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c17.85) - [Next: c17.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c17.87) - [Up: c17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c17) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c17.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c17.86) · Pramāṇa