ಚಾಣಕ್ಯ

ಅಲರ್ ನಿಘಂಟು (ವಿ. ಕೃಷ್ಣ)

1. 1.
   noun

   name of a Brāhmaṇa, who was the master-mind behind the establishment Maurya dynasty, and also the author of the famous work on civil polity, known as Cāṇakya nīti or Arthaśastra.

2. 2.
   noun

   a social science dealing with political administration, with the principles and conduct of government including economic policies, taxation, etc.

3. 3.
   noun

   (fig.) a highly astute, shrewd or sharp man in practical matters.

ವ್ಯುತ್ಪತ್ತಿ ನಿಘಂಟು (Učida & Rajapurohit)

1. 1.
   m.

   (pol.) ｟ f. ಚಾಣಕ್ಯಳು｠1 N. of a minister of Chandragupta (said to have destroyed the Nanda dynasty) 2 (pol.) clever man, shrewd man = ಚಾಣಾಕ್ಷ (cāṇākṣa)

ಕಿಟ್ಟೆಲ್ ನಿಘಂಟು

1. 1.

   N. of a Brāhmaṇa, also called Viṣṇugupta (Sk.; a pupil of Viṣṇugupta, My.), minister of king Candragupta at Pāṭaliputra or Pāṭṇa (C.).