Chanakya

发音

UK /ˈtʃɑːnəkjə/
IN
US /ˈt͡ʃɑnəkjə/

词形变化

Chanakyas 复数 Chanakyas

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A shrewd politician or, in general, a cunning person; a Machiavelli.

    印度

词源

From Sanskrit चाणक्य (Cāṇakya). Chanakya was an Indian economist, philosopher, political scientist, and royal advisor of the 4th century B.C.E. He is traditionally identified as the person named Kauṭilya or Vishnugupta who authored the Arthashastra, a political treatise. He engineered the collapse of Magadha and put Chandragupta Maurya into power, establishing the Maurya Empire.

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