Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s8.201
Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v1.c5.s8.201
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Cāṇakka (Caṇakya) Son of Caṇia a Brahmana of the village of Caṇiyagāma in Golla(1) country Once he approached king Namda(1) of Pāḍaliputta with the hope of getting some wealth He was insulted by the king's men there Enraged by this he demolished the Namda dynasty with the help of Camdagutta and made him king of Pāḍaliputta and became himself minister of the king ¹ After the death of king Camdagutta Bindusāra(2) took over as the king and Subamdhu(3) as the minister Canakka on the other hand obtaining from all worldly activities and abandoning all food practised meditation and died patiently in his hut that was burnt by Subamdhu out of envy 1 A C I pp 563 5 N Bh 4463 | 2 S ms 73 5 Bhak 16 M 478 D sC ff AcaCu p 49 A S p 100 | p 81 VyaBh 10 592 JtBh 531 DasCu p 103 N sC IV p 100 | N sC II p 33