Mudrarakshasa

• Chandragupta Maurya, one of the protagonists • Chanakya, one of the protagonists • Rakshasa, the main antagonist • Malayketu, the son of Parvataka and one of the henchmen • Parvataka, a greedy king who firstly supported Chandragupta but later changed his preference to Dhana Nanda • Vairodhak • Durdhara, wife of Chandragupta Maurya • Bhadraketu • Chandandasa • Jeevsidhhi == Adaptations ==

There is a Tamil version based on the Sanskrit play and Keshavlal Dhruv translated the original into Gujarati as Mel ni Mudrika (1889). There is a Kannada version of the play Mudramanjusha written by Kempunarayana. The later episodes of the TV series Chanakya were based mostly on the Mudrarakshasa. ; Feature film A film in Sanskrit was made in 2006 by Dr Manish Mokshagundam, using the same plot as the play but in a modern setting. == Editions ==

• • . Second edition 1893, Fifth edition 1915. Sixth edition 1918, reprinted 1976 and by Motilal Banarsidass, 2000. • • • • • . Reprint 2004, First edition 1900 • • • • Review • (In Telugu script, with Telugu introduction and commentary) Another version • . Originally published as part of Three Sanskrit plays (1981, Penguin Classics). ==References==