[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) › c7.62 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c7.62 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c7.62 - **Language:** English ### [c7.62](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.62) In spite of the consecration, however, a king sometimes came to grief. In the Taittirîya Saṃhitâ, the king emphatically claims the obedience of the people.⁶ But the same text elsewhere elaborates a sacrifice to avert the impending expulsion of a king.⁷ The Atharvaveda contains prayers for the restoration of an exiled king.⁸ Elsewhere the fervent desire is expressed that all rivals must be inferior to the king.⁹ All this points to some trouble which might be due to refractory nobles or other subjects or to tactless kings. - [Previous: c7.61](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.61) - [Next: c7.63](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.63) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.62](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.62) · Pramāṇa