Bihar Police Constable Model Paper 3

• Mudrarakshasa means (“Minister Rakshasa and His Signet Ring”).
• The Mudrarakshasa is a historical play in Sanskrit by Vishakhadatta.
• He dramatized the paradox that a ruler has to have complete confidence in the minister who is ruling his state.
• It narrates the ascent of the king Chandragupta Maurya to power.
• The title Mudrarakshasa refers to the signet ring of Rakshasa which was stolen by Chanakya’s spy.
• Chanakya was reportedly the chief minister to the Chandragupta Maurya.

Did you know:Arthsastra is attributed to Chanakya.