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Rakshasa (amatya)
A character in the ancient Indian Sanskrit-language play Mudrarakshasa
Fictional character
Rakshasa is a character in the ancient Indian Sanskrit-language play Mudrarakshasa. In the play, he holds the post of Amatya (prime minister) in the Nanda and Maurya courts of Magadha. Originally a minister of the Nanda king, he escapes during Chandragupta Maurya's conquest of the Nanda empire. He then makes several attempts to overthrow Chandragupta, but each time, he is outsmarted by Chandragupta's advisor Chanakya. Finally, he agrees to give up the resistance, and accepts the post of amatya in the Maurya court.[1]
Mudrarakshasa
Rakshasa appears in Vishakhadatta's play Mudrarakshasa.[3]
In the Mudrarakshasa, Chanakya feels insulted by the Nanda king and overthrows him with help of his protege Chandragupta and another powerful king Parvateshvara (or Parvata). Nanda's prime minister Rakshasa escapes the royal capital Pataliputra a Short biography examples.