[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) › c23.86 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c23.86 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c23.86 - **Language:** English ### [c23.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c23.86) Kautilīya Arthaśāstra, 326, 472; date and authorship of, 251-52, 251 n, 252 n; discovered, 250-51; political condition, administration, etc., in, 254-77; value of, 253-54. See also Kauṭalya. - [Previous: c23.85](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c23.85) - [Next: c23.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c23.87) - [Up: c23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c23) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c23.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c23.86) · Pramāṇa