Question

Which of the following mentions Chandragupta Sabha, the council of Chandragupta Maurya?
A. Arthasastra
B. Mudrarakshasa
C. Mahabashya
D. Parisista Parvan

Answer 1

Hint Chandragupta Maurya was known for his deep interest in art and culture and nine gems or Navratna adorned his court. These noblemen included poets, playwriters, astrologers, grammarians, Sanskrit scholars, and Magicians.

Complete step-by-step solution
Arthashastra is a book that entails the science (sastra) of wealth/earth/polity (artha).
Mudrarakshasais also is known as the ‘Signet Ring of the Rakshasa, the chief minister of the last Nanda king’ is a historical play written in Sanskrit-language by Vishakhadatta, an Indian Sanskrit poet and writer that narrates the events revolving around the ascent of the king Chandragupta Maurya (324 – 297 BCE) with the aid of his Guru and chief minister Chanakya to power in India. It was written in the 4th -8th century.
Mahabashyais also is known as “Great Commentary” is one of the books written by Patanjali which is both a defense of the grammarian Panini against his chief critic and disparager Katyayana and a rebuttal of some of Panini’s perceptions.
Parisista Parvan is one of the greatest poems of12th century written by Hemachandra which details the histories of the earliest Jain teachers.

Thus, option (B) is correct.

Additional Information The historical origins of the Mudrarakshasa are supported by the description of the period of history belonging to the reign of Chandragupta Maurya in Classical Hellenistic sources which involve the tyranny of the Nanda, the forceful seizure of the throne by Chandragupta, the formation of the Maurya Empire, and the various battles with the kingdoms of the Northwest resulting from the conquests of Alexander the Great.

Note Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Mauryan Empire, with the help of his philosopher Chanakya, he built one of the greatest empires in the Indian subcontinent.