Chanakya

名词 n.
英 /ˈtʃɑːnəkjə/    美 /ˈt͡ʃɑnəkjə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A shrewd politician or, in general, a cunning person; a Machiavelli. India
    — But these methods of the Chāṇakyas—the Macchiavellis of India—unfortunately always carry the seeds of destruction in their bosom.

词形变化

Chanakyas plural

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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