He was impressed by the intelligence of the boy and purchased him from his adopted father. One day while Chandragupta was playing a mock royal count with his friends and administering justice like a learned judge, Chanakya (Kautilya) happened to pass by that way. It was right from his childhood that Chandragupta had exhibited signs of extraordinary intelligence and leadership. He was then brought up by a cowherd who subsequently sold him to a hunter. However, in a helpless state his mother left him and went away. His widowed mother escaped to a city called Purushapur or Pataliputra where she gave birth to a son, who came to be known as Chandragupta. According to it, his father was a chief of the moriya clan and was killed in a battle. The Buddhist chronicle, “Mahavamsa Tika” throws light on the early life of Chandragupta. It is generally accepted by the historians that he belonged to the Moriyas of Phppalivana. The ancestry of Chandragupta Maurya has been known from the above discussion. Thus, it is historically reasonable to believe that Chandragupta was a Kshatriya and belonged to the Moriyas of Pippalivana.Įarly Life and Conquests of Chandragupta Maurya : He came to the notice of Chanakya, who took him away to Taxila. Coming from among the peacock tamers, Chandragupta carried the dynastic name of Mauryas.
It is evident from the Maurya sculptures that peacock was dear to the Maurya dynasty.
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