भारतीय इतिहास के ६ स्वर्णिम पृष्ठ (वीर सावरकर - विदेशी आक्रान्ताओं पर विजय गाथा)
भारतीय इतिहास के ६ स्वर्णिम पृष्ठ (वीर सावरकर - विदेशी आक्रान्ताओं पर विजय गाथा)
Six Glorious Epochs of Indian History by Veer Savarkar
स्वातंत्र्यवीर विनायक दामोदर सावरकर द्वारा
DevanagariHindipublished494 पृष्ठ
पृष्ठ 38, कुल 494 में से
संदर्भ में पढ़ेंपृष्ठ 38
- That valiant Macedonian supreme commander and emperor Alexander, in his thirties, and the future Indian captain-general and emperor Chandragupta just on the threshold of his twenties, but as yet merely a wandering nonentity, stood face-to-face, sizing up each other for a few moments! It appeared as if two lustrous suns, one fast approaching his zenith and the other, not as yet risen fully, out of the misty shroud of the early dawn, were staring at each other’s eyes.
- This strange interview is not likely to have lasted for more than half an hour. But it has truly proved to be a historical marvel of perennial interest!
- Even while almost all the Greek writers allude to this strange interview, nobody can say for certain what exactly transpired between the two, or what words were exchanged between them. One or two of them write only this much that Chandragupta said distinctly that he was related to the royal family of Magadha, or something to that effect. This much is certain that to the question put by Alexander, Chandragupta answered boldly and resolutely! In that strange parley, something went wrong and Alexander ordered the youth to be taken out of the camp forthwith. Instantly, the fiery youth left the camp, but in the meanwhile, when Alexander changed his mind and called again for the youth in his presence, he was nowhere to be found again. The Story of Chanakya’s Family
- Arya Chanakya was born in a Brahmin family and his name was Vishnugupta. His name Chanakya must have probably been derived from his native town of Chanak. But he is more particularly known by his name Chanakya, Koutilya is one more name by which he is equally well-known. His great and abiding work is known as Koutiliya Arthashastra. Koutilya must have been formed from his original family (गोत्र नाम) name Kutal. He was well-versed in almost all the sciences of the time and was renowned at the University of Taxila and also amongst the learned circles of India, as a great scholar. He was ugly in apearance. Later on, when after the imperial revolution of Magadha, his name gained great fame not only all over India, but even in Greece and other foreign countries as the guide and preceptor of Chandragupta’s early years, and later as the chief minister of the Indian empire, several hearsay stories sprang up as to his early age, as they did regarding Chandragupta and Alexander. Several references to them based on solid grounds or otherwise are to be found in many literary works, dramas, folklores written many centuries after the deaths of both