[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) › c6.58 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c6.58 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c6.58 - **Language:** English ### [c6.58](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c6.58) ¹ On the basis of a passage in the Ṛigveda, Zimmer held that in some states there was no king in times of peace but his interpretation has been questioned (Vedic Index, II, p. 216). - [Previous: c6.57](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c6.57) - [Next: c6.59](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c6.59) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c6.58](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c6.58) · Pramāṇa