[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) › c7.164 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c7.164 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c7.164 - **Language:** English ### [c7.164](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.164) "Between the night I am born and the night I die, whatever good I might have done, my heaven, my life, and my progeny, may I be deprived of, if I oppress you."⁷ - [Previous: c7.163](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.163) - [Next: c7.165](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.165) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.164](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.164) · Pramāṇa