[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) › c18.32 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c18.32 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c18.32 - **Language:** English ### [c18.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c18.32) The institutions of government in the Âdi Purâṇa are the same as in other literature and in the inscriptions. King Mahâbala, a legendary figure, had four ministers and held counsel with all of them, or three, two or one of them.⁶ On finance and local government the Jaina work follows the Brahmanical Dharma Śâstras. It idealises universal conquest in spite of the Jaina emphasis on non-violence as the essence of religion.⁷ - [Previous: c18.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c18.31) - [Next: c18.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c18.33) - [Up: c18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c18) ## Cites (1) - [Brahmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahma) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c18.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c18.32) · Pramāṇa