[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) › c23.249 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c23.249 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c23.249 - **Language:** English ### [c23.249](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c23.249) Vâdibhasimhasûri, and his works, 395-96. Vaijayantî, 327. Vaikhânasa Dharma Sûtra, 75. Vaiśampâyana, 364, 457. Vaiśya(s), 47, 62, 89, 92, 94, 96, 106, 189, 508, 509; in Alberûnî, 442, 445, 446; in Jâtakas, 120; in Kaśmîr, 420; in Manu, 240; in Purâṇas, 334; in Somadeva, 397, 398; origin and position, etc., of, in later Vedic literature, 35-36; Vaiśya King, 346, 353, 354; Vessa, in Jâtakas, 120. See also Caste. Vaitâhavyas, 38, 53; equal to Brâhmaṇas, 52. Vâjapeya, 49, 50-52, 59. Vâjasaneyin, 75. Vajjians, 161, 162. Vajraśûcî, 234. Vakîl, of the Indian Mughals, compared to Mantrin, 269. - [Previous: c23.248](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c23.248) - [Next: c23.250](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c23.250) - [Up: c23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c23) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c23.249](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c23.249) · Pramāṇa