The ancient Indian play Mudrarakshasa of Visakhadutt has its subject on

Answer: (d) the court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta Maurya

Visakhadatta's Mudrarakshasa is a political play on the court intrigues of Chandragupta Maurya's time: Chanakya's diplomacy to win the minister Rakshasa over to Chandragupta after the fall of the Nandas.

• ✗ (a) It has no divine-demon conflict.
• ✗ (b) It has no romantic story of an Aryan prince and a tribal woman.
• ✗ (c) It is not about a struggle between two Aryan tribes.
• ✓ (d) It dramatises the intrigues at Chandragupta Maurya's court.

Remember · Mudrarakshasa (Visakhadatta): court intrigue, Chanakya, Chandragupta Maurya and Rakshasa.

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