Book Title: Chanakya Explored in Jaina Literature
Author(s): Nalini Joshi
Publisher: Firodaya Prakashan

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________________ 146 प्रत्यन्तवासिभि: भूपैर्वेष्टितं नन्दपत्तनम् ।। When the negihbouring kings knew the hearsay about Kavi, they furiously beseiged the capital-city of Nanda. (22) स्मृत्वा कवेः क्षणं राज्ञा नन्देनायमुदारधीः । __पादयोः पतनं कृत्वा कूपादुत्तारितः पुनः ।। When this calamity occured, Nanda immediately remembered his intelligent minister Kavi. The king saluted his feet and rescued him from the well. (23) क्षमापणं विधायास्य नन्देनायं प्रचोदितः । वरं ब्रूहि महाबुद्धे प्रसन्नोऽस्मितव स्फुटम् ।। Nanda asked Kavi to forgive him and told him, 'Oh intelligent one, I am pleased. I offer you a boon. please express your wish, I will fulfil it.' (24) नन्दस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा कविरूचे नरेश्वरम् । स्वहस्तेन मया द्रव्यं दातव्यं ते न चान्यतः ।। Having heard Nanda's boon, Kavi told king Nanda, I will surpervise all the transactions of the treasury. It is my privileage to give out the wealth from the royal treasury and of none others.' (25) निशम्य वचनं तस्य भूभुजा मन्त्रिण: कवेः । प्रतिपन्नं सभामध्ये बालवृद्धसमाकुले ।। The king accepted the condition of the minister Kavi, in the assembly full of (the ministers as well as) children and elderly persons. (26) अन्यदा भ्रमताऽनेन कविना द्रव्यमिच्छता । दर्भसूचीं खनन् दृष्टश्चाणाक्यश्चात्र संगतः ।। Once Kavi was wnadering here and there, thinking about the means of gathering wealth for the royal treasury. Suddenly he saw Cāņākya (Cāņakya) who was deeply engrossed in digging out the root of the needle-like grass.

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