The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c27.15

v1.c27.15

In the Agrammes, or Xandrames⁴, of the Greek writers there has been no difficulty in recognising the Dhana-Nanda of the Sanskrit books; and the very name, in the form Nandrus, has been conjecturally restored to the text of Justin⁵. It is the name of his dynasty, which according to the Purāṇas ruled during exactly a century; Chandramas would be the equivalent of his Greek appellative. His overthrow, which Alexander was prevented from attempting, resulted from the conditions which the invasion left behind. It established the supremacy of the Mauryas under Chandragupta.