[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Mauryan Polity](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932) › c12.104 # The Mauryan Polity c12.104 The Mauryan Polity c12.104 - **Language:** English ### [c12.104](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c12.104) Here the author shows how he follows the principles of diplomacy enunciated by the master-politician. This verse is again instructive in the sense that it refers to Rākṣasa, a prominent character of the Mudrārākṣasa. Professor Tawney’s¹ view that the Mudrārākṣasa is anterior to the Pañcatantra seems to be the correct hypothesis. - [Previous: c12.103](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c12.103) - [Next: c12.105](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c12.105) - [Up: c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c12) ## Cites (1) - [Mudrārākṣasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.rajacarita.mudraraksasa) — Viśākhadatta, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c12.104](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c12.104) · Pramāṇa