[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) › c8.75 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c8.75 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c8.75 - **Language:** English ### [c8.75](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c8.75) Miscellaneous duties of the State. Besides the protection and promotion of righteous life with which government is charged, Gautama prescribes specific relief measures which a king is likely to have undertaken in an informal manner. He must support needy students, Brâhmaṇas, Śrotriyas, all who are unable to work.⁴ A Hindu court might well have been a centre of charity. - [Previous: c8.74](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c8.74) - [Next: c8.76](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c8.76) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c8.75](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c8.75) · Pramāṇa