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    mT Vol. 508 Rs. 25 Chanakya Chanakya also known as Kautilya, the hero of this story is the author of the well-known Sanskrit classic Arthashastra. Chanakya helped Chandragupta, the founder of the Mauryan dynasty, in gaining the throne of the Nandas. According to many scho- lars, Chandragupta’s success as a king can be ascribed to Chanakya’s advice and guidance. According to Chanakya, the king at the time of coronation had to take an oath of service to the people. If the king misbehaved, his people had the right to remove and replace him. Kautilya’s Arthashastra is a book on public administration. It discusses the diities as well as the rights of kings, ministers and other officers. It lays down the details on the various affairs of the state, of trade and commerce, of law, of war and peace, of diplomacy, of marri- age and divorce, and of military strategy. Arthashastra still remains an excellent textbook of political diplomacy. The story retold here is inspired by the classic Sanskrit play Mudra Rakshasam (The signet ring) written in the 9th Century A.D. by Vishakhadatta of Pataliputra which is believed to be the city of Patna today. Script: Yagya Sharma 2 Editor : Anant Pai . © India Book House Pvt. Ltd, 1971 @ Reprinted September, 2003 ISBN 81 - 7508 - 187-2 Published by Padmini Mirchandani for India BookHouse Pvt. Ltd, Mahalaxmi Chambers, Sth Floor, 22, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai ~ 400 026 and printed by her at Yatsha Creations, 'B-55, Akurli Industrial Estate, Akurli Road, Kandivali East), Mumt ABOUT 2,500 VEARE AGO ALEXANDER THE GREAT WNVADED INDIA. © EDITOR- ANANT Pal © RETOLD BY- YAGVA GHARMA @ ARTWORK- RAM WAEERKAR 1 ALEXANDER DEFEATED MANY SUALL ASUMTED IMOIAN KIWEDOME. A BRAMAN TEACHER MAMMED CHANAKYA WAS WORRIED ABOUT LUE ROUSE, = WIA MOST EE UN TED 70 GET RID OF THE FORETON ALLWOAKE WIA, WAS STARTLED AG HE PASSED CHANAKVA? ASHRAM. WHAT ARE YOU THIS STUPID SHAKTAR HAD RECENTLY BEEN DOING, SIR 2 INSULTED BY HIS KING, DHANANANDA OF MAGADHA. lf LAMAN WITH WL TAKE HIM 70, HE COURT WHEN CAN BE SORE, THE NG Will BE DRUK, 1AM A SCHOLAR IN CHEMISTRY, MEDICINE, HO! HO] RAKSHAS,LOOI AT THAT STUPID LOOKING SCHOLAR, MAHARAY, DON INSULT A LEARNED, BRAHMAN. 44 OJ IMPUDENT KING FOR THIS INSULT | PLEDGE THAT | WILL B/ DESTROY YOU AND mje VAL YOUR SONS. > THEN ONLY /, WILL I TIE « V6, BACK NY 723) SHIKHA. ey Y stare i BUT CHANAKYA| ESCALPEO WITH. AN INVADER. NANDA I$ ig NOT FIT TORULE, a ae 4 CHANDRAGUPTA TOLD THE SUFFERING PEASANTS OF THE STULITY OF KIME MANDA. FACE THE CHALLENGE POSED BY FOREIGN REINS OF MAGADHA MUST BE IN STRONGER TIME HAS COME J FOR US TO ‘ FRIENDSHIP] WO, IT 18 GREED: CHANAKVA META GREEDY KING CALLED PARUATAR. IF YOU HELP CHANDRAGUPTA, THE TIME IS RIPE NOW,’ CHANDRAGUPTA. YOU SHOULD ATTACK NANDAS KINGDOM. wou _ Alin NANDA ARMY TOOKTO (78 HEELS. WE HAVE WON, AND YOU HAVE FOUGHT WITH YOUR ABLE GUIDANGE,) /THE GODS HAVE BEEN KINDY GURUDEV* BRAVELY, «+» BUT NEVER UNDERESTIMATE A DEFEATED ENEMY. NANDA HAS MANY FRIENDS. HE WILL ORGANISE HIMSELF) AND FIGHT ONCE MORE, WE SHOULD BLOODSHED... YES! THAT IS — ft WITH NANDA AND HIE SOV DEAD, NOBODY COUD STAND BETWEEN ¢ CHANDACOPTA AND THE THRONE O MAE a i Ll THE E | THRONE IS = OURS AND NANDA IS. = a i 4| DEAD,SO OUR} )) | TROUBLES 7 i WW7 BUT THE IUVARE OVER, i Ei SII TASK I NOT ESCAPED. HE IS NOT GOING TO SIT QUIETLY, WERE SUSTIHED, (T WAS GREED THAT WADE KING PARVATAK HELP CHANDLAGUPTA. AMANLKE HM, CAN BE MADE 70 CHANGE HE MIND. | HAVE IMPORTANT THINGS TO TELL YOU, UN PRIVATE, RAKGHAP TOLD PARVATAK OF HE PLAN 10 DEFEAT CHANDRAGUPTA. WITHOUT YOUR HELP, || CHANDRAGUPTA WOULD || NOT HAVE WON. THERE- \ FORE, IT iS YOU WHO DESERVE TO RULE OVER ALL OF BUT OWE OF CHAMAKVAG SHES WAS LISTEMME. nT | #/ SERIOUS, YOUR HIGHNESS. ' THIS MEDICINE WILL CURE A KING SHOULD NOT EAT OR DRINK ANYTHING UNLESS SOMEONE ELSE HAS HADA s PART OF IT YOU DRINK SHOULD NEVER TRUST ANYONE j TILL HE IS. HIs | emeHae WAS OPSET WER JUST THENA SPY WJ AFTER ABOUT A (HE DEATH OF THE PHYSICIAN. OF RAKSHAS WEEK, CHANDRA- GUPTA JIS GOING )TO MOVE INTO IANDASS PALACE, THE PALACE THE KING ENTERS. BUT 1 WOULD LIKE TO SEE THINGS FOR MYSELF. ALL RDER, SIR, CHANAKVA WENT THEOUGH ALL THE ROOME CAREFULLY ANP FOUND EVEy- THING W ORDER, OF COURSE, HE COUP OT SLE THE ENEMY COLLIERS HUDIIG LAS M7. ~ | | HE SAWMANY ANTS COMING OUT OFA CRACKIN THE CARRYING GRAINS OF RICE. a q SURROUND THE PALACE OL! a 7 \ W THE RAGING Filet, ALL THE ENEMY SALES , | : a a Wi fi) A " Ay DY) Aas “a te NOT KNOWUME THE REASON} YW, WHAT! MY A KING CHANAGCUCLTA MAS f BEAUTIFUL, NE! SHOULD NOT WUCKALLY CPSET AT PALACE, GET EXCITED THE BULMIWG CF THE UNDER ANY CIRCUM— STANCES. CORSE YOU CHANAKYA { (HAVE LOFT y > | BOT YOU CANT FOL ME, RAKSHAS. : fe HERE TO ENTERTAIN AUG YOU AFTERA HARD bSSAL\DAYS WORK, MAHARAY. EXCELLENT TRICK, ee IN iw! Wl SEND THIS. \ DANCER ON To KING WEP CHIPRIAY THAT DANCER CHZAMED TO | WAS AVISHA- CHANDACUPIA, | KANYA. SHE MUST HAVE BEEN SENT BY RAKSHAS TO KILL YOU. THEN. WHY DID YOU SEND HER TO OUR FRIEND)N% KING PARVATAK I: NO LONGER LOYAL USHA-KANIA O02 POLSON- Gil —IN| ANCIENT INOW, BLACTIUL GUE WERE BROUGHT UP ON A SPECIAL DIET OF MEDICINE AND PUCON LEA PERSON TOUCHED A USHA-KANWA, HE WOULD CLE IMMEDIATELY. | : \ 4 Fuki

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