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राजा बृहद्रथः मगधदेशस्य राजा । पुष्यमित्रः सेनापतिः । विदेशीयं ग्रीक्सैन्यं न प्रतिप्रेषितं चेत् राज्यस्य भारतस्य च महती हानिः स्यात् इति पुष्यमित्रस्य कथनेन अपि राजा ताटस्थ्यनीतिः अनुसरणीया इति अवदत् । पुष्यमित्रः देशस्य हितमेव मुख्यं मन्यमानः राजविरोधम् अपि उपेक्ष्य शत्रुदलीयानां निग्रहाय उद्युक्तः अभवत् । पुष्यमित्रस्य कथा कालिदासेन मालविकाग्निमित्रे उपवर्णिता अस्ति ।
(“केन्द्रीयसंस्कृतविश्वविद्यालयस्य अष्टादशीयोजनान्तर्गततया एतासां कथानां ध्वनिप्रक्षेपणं क्रियते”)
King Brihadratha ruled Magadha, with Pushyamitra as his commander. When foreign Greek armies threatened, Pushyamitra warned that if they were not repelled, both the kingdom and India would suffer greatly. Yet the king insisted on a policy of neutrality. Pushyamitra, considering the nation’s welfare more important than royal command, prepared to confront and suppress the enemy forces. This episode of Pushyamitra’s resolve is described by Kalidasa in Malavikagnimitra.
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