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The Mudrarakshasa (मुद्राराक्षस, IAST: Mudrārākṣasa, transl. 'The Signet of the Minister') is a Sanskrit-language play by Vishakhadatta that narrates the ascent of the king Chandragupta Maurya (r. c. 324 – c. 297 BCE) to power in India. The play is an example of creative writing, but not entirely fictional.[1] It is dated variously from the late 4th century[2] to the 8th century CE.[3]

Mudrarakshasa
Written byVishakhadatta
Characters
  • Chanakya
  • Rakshasa
  • Malayketu, son of Parvataka
  • Parvata
  • Original languageSanskrit
    GenreIndian classical drama
    SettingPataliputra, 3rd century BCE

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    There is a Tamil version based on the Sanskrit play[4] and Keshavlal Dhruv translated the original into GujaratiasMel ni Mudrika (1889). There is a Kannada version of the play Mudramanjusha written by Kempunarayana.

    The later episodes of the TV series Chanakya were based mostly on the Mudrarakshasa.

    Feature film

    A film in Sanskrit was made in 2006 by Dr Manish Mokshagundam, using the same plot as the play but in a modern setting.[5]

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    1. ^ Romila Thapar (2013). The Past Before Us. Harvard University Press. p. 403. ISBN 978-0-674-72652-9.
  • ^ Manohar Laxman Varadpande (1 September 2005). History Of Indian Theatre. Abhinav Publications. pp. 223–. ISBN 978-81-7017-430-1. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  • ^ Upinder Singh (1 September 2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century. Pearson Education India. pp. 30–. ISBN 978-81-317-1120-0. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  • ^ Viśākhadatta; S. M. Natesa Sastri (1885), Mudrarakshasam: A tale in Tamil founded on the Sanskrit drama, Madras School Book and Vernacular Literature Society
  • ^ "mudrarakshasa promo - sanskrit film". 24 April 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016 – via YouTube.
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