Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthashastra of Kautilya), Vol. I c3.7
Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthaśāstra of Kauṭilya), Vol. I c3.7
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Equally well known is the fact of Chāṇakya’s connexion with the Emperor Chandra Gupta Maurya, with its political consequences. Evidence of this may be derived from a variety of sources. Thus the *Vishṇupurāṇa* narrates in its prophetic style that “the Brāhmaṇa Kauṭilya shall root out the nine Nandas, inaugurating Chandra Gupta in the kingdom.”¹ So also the *Bhāgavatapurāṇa* has the following: “A Brāhmaṇa will destroy these nine Nandas,
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- Bhāgavatapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Viṣṇupurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit