Abstract:
‘Mudrarakshasaya’ written by ‘vishakhadatta’
has enlightened literature on traditional drama.
This great drama which has a relevance to
politics has taken a different dimension from
all the other dramas of such caliber.
Mudrarakshasaya clearly depicts the stratagem
of the protagonist chanakya, the drama
portrays the conflict between crafty chanakya
who supported king chandraguptha and
rakshasa and nandas who were the ministers
of nanda wanshaya mudrarakshasaya which
was composed according to the principles of
drama represents the synthesis of the
appreciation of drama and political
perspectivec.