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* The reference of Caṇakya's wife is important because it is very rare. The reference is not found in the Hindu and Buddhist
sources.
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The effects of Cāṇakya's Jainification are incessantly seen in the previous and the present story.
* If we go through the details about the ascetic-class in the Kauțiliya Arthaśāstra, we see that Cāṇakya's attitude is overall strict to the ascetic-class and at some places he is leanient to the śrotriyabrahmins. Exactly contrary situation is seen in the above-mentioned story which is really hard to digest and provides scope for implanted Jainification.
It is depicted here that Cāṇakya was not only the guru of Candragupta in politics but guided him in the religious matter also. This anecdote is emplyed by Hemacandra to describe the conversion of Candragupta from the brahmanic faith to the Jaina faith. Whether it was intended by Haribhadra or not is a dubious matter. It seems that Haribhadra wants to focus on the examination or consideration part of the story.
* The motif of 'spreading the fine brick-powder' is explicitely picked up from the Niśītha-cūrṇi.
(iv) The Daśavaikālika-ṭīkā contains a passing reference to Cāṇakya while explaining a dvāragāthā of the Avaśyaka-niryukti.
जहा
The concerned sentence is - उवाए त्ति दारं दिट्ठतो चाणक्को, 'बे मज्झ धातुरत्ताई' एवमादीहिं चाणक्केण उवाएहिं धणोवज्जणं कतं । (Daśavaikālika-ṭīkā p.435)
The story of Cāṇakya's dhanopārjana for the royal treasury was famous in the oral tradition of Jainas and the Jaina writers oftenly quote the story probably imitating the Avaśyaka-cūrṇi. Haribhadra has quoted the same story here in a brief manner.
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