[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) › c7.166 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c7.166 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c7.166 - **Language:** English ### [c7.166](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.166) At the same time, however, the idea of proprietorship in the kingdom is gaining ground. In the Bṛihadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad, a king offers himself and his kingdom to Yâjñavalkya.⁸ Another passage in the Aitareya Brâhmaṇa shows that the hereditary succession was firmly established.¹ - [Previous: c7.165](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.165) - [Next: c7.167](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.167) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.166](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.166) · Pramāṇa