[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus: A Study in Comparative Politics](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1922) › c16.2 # The Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus: A Study in Comparative Politics c16.2 The Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus: A Study in Comparative Politics c16.2 - **Language:** English ### [c16.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1922.c16.2) The state (\*râjya\*) as an entity is grounded in the phenomenon of \*aiśvarya\* or \*svâmitva\* i. e. sovereignty. The theory of the state, therefore, is fundamentally the philosophy of sovereignty. - [Previous: c15.s5.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1922.c15.s5.31) - [Next: c16.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1922.c16.3) - [Up: c16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1922.c16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1922.c16.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sarkar-1922.c16.2) · Pramāṇa