TY - BOOK AU - Satyavrata singh Ed, TI - Mudraraksasa of Sri Visakha datta: Sanskrit & Hindi commentaries T2 - Haridas sanskrit series-246 U1 - 891.22 V 823 M PY - 2016/// CY - Varanasi PB - Chowkhamba sanskrit series office KW - Sanskrit drama N1 - The Mudrarakshasa (“Signet Ring of the Rakshasa,the chief minister of the last Nanda king”), a historical play in Sanskrit by Vishakhadatta (4th century CE) narrates the ascent of the king Chandragupta Maurya to power in Northern India with the aid of Chanakya, his Guru and chief minister. Storyline: Chanakya, minister of the king Nanda (Dhana Nanda), allies himself with Chandragupta in the latter’s plans for usurpation and is forced out by the king. Chanakya’s pact with king Parvata from the Northwest ensures his victory over Nanda ER -