[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthashastra of Kautilya), Vol. I](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.law-1914) › c3.7 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.law-1914.c3.7) 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, - [Previous: c3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.law-1914.c3.6) - [Next: c3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.law-1914.c3.8) - [Up: c3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.law-1914.c3) ## Cites (2) - [Bhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Viṣṇupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.law-1914.c3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.law-1914.c3.7) · Pramāṇa