[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) › c18.8 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c18.8 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c18.8 - **Language:** English ### [c18.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c18.8) ² See the rules laid down by Bharata, Dhananjaya, Visvanâtha and Singabhûpâla. The Bhâratîya Nâtyasâstra is probably anterior to Bhâsa and Kâlidâsa (Keith, Classical Sanskrit Literature, p. 129; on the whole subject, Keith, Sanskrit Drama, pp. 290 et seq.) but the domination of rules increases with the lapse of time. - [Previous: c18.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c18.7) - [Next: c18.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c18.9) - [Up: c18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c18) ## Cites (4) - [Nāṭyaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.bharata.natyasastra) — Bharata, Sanskrit - [Rasārṇavasudhākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rupakalaksana.rasarnavasudhakara) — Siṃhabhūpāla, Sanskrit - [Sāhityadarpaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.sahitya.sahityadarpana) — Viśvanātha Kavirāja, Sanskrit - [Daśarūpaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rupakalaksana.dasarupaka) — Dhanañjaya (Daśarūpaka), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c18.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c18.8) · Pramāṇa