[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) › c7.183 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c7.183 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c7.183 - **Language:** English ### [c7.183](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.183) Royal attendants. Besides the Purohita, the king had a number of attendants, sūtas (heralds), grāmaṇīs (headmen),—non-royal kingmakers as they are sometimes called, who formed his entourage.⁵ - [Previous: c7.182](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.182) - [Next: c7.184](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.184) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.183](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.183) · Pramāṇa