Description
A celebrated Sanskrit political drama, this play unfolds amid the struggle to establish the Mauryan Empire after the fall of the Nanda dynasty. Through strategy, diplomacy, espionage, and shifting loyalties, it follows the efforts of the brilliant minister Cāṇakya to secure power for Chandragupta while confronting the formidable statesman Rākṣasa. The work explores political ethics, statecraft, loyalty, and the tension between personal honor and public duty, with a sophisticated plot driven more by negotiation and intrigue than by romance. Renowned for its intricate plotting and incisive portrayal of political intelligence, it remains a major achievement of classical Indian drama.
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Published Jan 1, 2002
460 pages
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Details
First Published
0700
Language
eng
Translation
From: san
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Mudrārākṣasa by Viśākhadatta.