All the elders in the assembly heaved a sigh of contentment. You must protect the earth.” Upon hearing this, all the wise and farsighted men present there became delighted and proud. Yaḥ pitrābhihito nirīkṣya nikhilāṃ pāhi tvamurvīmiti ॥Ĭhandragupta I beckoned his son and said, “Come my child! You must accept the reins of the empire. Snehavyākulitena āṣpaguruṇā tattvekṣiṇā cakṣuṣā Sabhyeṣūcchvasiteṣu tulyakulajamlānānanodvīkṣitaḥ । We learn of this fact from the inscription in Prayag authored by Harisena:Įhyehītyupagūhya bhāvapiśunairutkarṇitai romabhiḥ Even so, his father spotted his competence and anointed him the king. He had several older and younger brothers. He was not the eldest son of Kumaradevi and Chandragupta I. He is among the tallest peaks of the re-invigoration of Bhāratīya Saṃskṛti (Indian Culture). Samudragupta is one among the towering emperors of India.

But detailed information about him is unavailable.įortunately, a significant amount of information is available regarding Samudragupta, the son of Chandragupta I. Chandragupta I attempted to and succeeded in building a great empire with the support and inspiration of this clan. Such severity naturally erodes the discipline of any group. The Licchavis were professional soldiers in one sense. In the Vedas, the word ‘ vrāta’ also denotes ‘ kṣatriya’ and ‘ samūha’ (citizenry). For this reason, they were derided as vrātya-kṣatriya (fallen kṣatriyas) by the others. They were extremely valorous but that valour was admixed with coarseness. The Vajji-gaṇa (or Vṛjji-gaṇa) ruled from Vaiśālī as their capital. It is well-known that the ṣodaṣa-mahā-janapada (the Sixteen Great Republics) existed during Buddha’s time. What could be the reason behind this glorification of the Licchavis?

Subsequently, Samudragupta and others repeatedly claim that they descended from the Licchavi dynasty. He had married Kumāradevī of the Licchavi clan. The preeminent name among the Gupta Dynasty is Chandragupta I.

Gupta empire