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When Haribhadra paints a picture of an intelligent, shrewd and crooked lady using deceitful means to acquire wealth, he immediately remembers Cāņakya and says ironically that (as if) she is the composer of the Arthaśāstra, a science of polity. Indirectly Haribhadra has highlighted the aspects of shrewdness and crookedness in the personality of Cāņakya. General Remarks on Haribhadra's Cāņakya : * Haribhadra is very keen on depicting Cāņakya as a Jaina house
holder.
* He emphasises the skill of Cāņakya to gather wealth. * According to Haribhadra, the pair of Cāņakya-Candragupta is the
pair of ideal guru-śișya. * Haribhadra might have minutely studied the Kauțilīya Arthaśāstra
during his formal education. * He highlights Cāņakya's pāriņāmiki-buddhi again and again but the
part of Cāņakya's death is missing in his writing. * In spite of the satirical attitude reflected in the Dhūrtākhyāna,
generally the sense of appreciation is seen through all the refer
ences found in Haribhadra's literature. [24] The Kuvalayamālā of Uddyotanasūri is a grand novel written in classical Jaina Māhārāstrī during the gth century A.D. This text is written in campū style and is full of rich cultural data. We find the references of Cāņakya in this text, in the following manner (i) “ a upr Jun 22701377 37791-416-Y? , --- firardovifa galut delocolas aluc42215 7 1” (Kuvalayamālā, p.56 - lines 27-28)
“There, in the city of Vārāṇasī people were wealthy and munificient. Young people were instructed in various arts and sciences as well as the sciences composed by Cāņakya etc.”
