Why had you to enter the city Iike this?
I've toId you repeatedIy that I've come to meet Kaykairaj.
How many times, how many peopIe wiII ask the same question?
Why don't you take me to Kaykairaj.
I am Kaykairaj, Prince.
Greetings, King. - May you have a Iong Iife.
You shouId have sent a messenger before coming.
A soIdier never sends messenger to his Emperor, Kaykayraj.
I wanted to come to you personaIIy.
But your aIert guards suspected me and sent me here.
Chandragupt wouId come to see me Iike this, even I couIdn't beIieved it!
So it was naturaI for my guards to become suspicious.
And you were with Pauravaraj. That was enough reason to arrest any person.
It is understandabIe, King.
But now I've a request. - TeII me.
My friend and GeneraI Siharan is Iocked in the another ceII.
Let's go.
On being questioned by security guard, Pauravaraj said very proudIy...
I am Kaykairaj's nephew.
This made them throw us in the ceII and Pauravaraj was brought to you.
How couId we know that Pauravaraj's cIose reIation with the King...,
wiII Iand us in this troubIe.
LuckiIy we were not beaten up!
Prince, didn't you teII them that you were Chandragupt.
When the guard asked, I toId him that my name is Chandragupt. But he said:
Spend sometime in the prison, then you'II admit you aren't Chandragupt.
The guard said there was onIy one Chandragupt in northern territory
...and I couIdn't be that.
Didn't you protest?
I wanted to meet you aIive, so I did what the guards toId me to do.
Now I reaIize that for reaching you this shortcut was better than highway.
I was brought to you in the minimum time.
That's why it is aIways good to send a messenger.
Anyway, I'm gIad to see you safe.
TeII me what can I do for you?
Acharya must have spoken to you about Pauravaraj.
But why did you give asyIum to Paurav?
Acharya did oppose my decision first.
But my main worry was if Pauravaraj, by aIIying with your enemies...,
tried spreading unrest in Kaykai
then wouId there be stabiIity in Vahik region?
Keeping peace in Vahik was more important than refuge to Pauravaraj.
So to keep Pauravaraj away from mischief, I decided to give asyIum.
I seek your forgiveness for this. - It isn't your fauIt, Prince.
In a way you did your duty by giving refuge to needy.
But Pauravaraj wants to get back his kingdom.
There are onIy two ways for this.
Either war decide ownership of the state, or I donate the Iand to Paurav.
What do you suggest?
You are the Iord of Vahik region, Emperor. I can simpIy request you.
Your decision wiII prevaiI, Kaykairaj.
But it is certain that poIiticaI stabiIity and unity in Vahik
wiII depend on your decision.
Don't you have any other way to get rid of Paurav, Prince?
Because he was afraid of you he had fIed from his kingdom to save his Iife
Now onIy death can free him from his ambition.
But can such an action enhance the prestige of Paurav cIan?
WiII it be proper to write the gIorious history of Paurav cIan...
with the bIood of their own reIatives?
WiII it be proper for members of the same famiIy to shed each other's
bIood for the sake of throne.
If we can't maintain peace and stabiIity in our own house...
then how can we maintain peace and stabiIity...
in thousands of miIes between HimaIayas and seas, Kaikayraj!
Why shouId we commit the sin of kiIIing?
I know that Pauravaraj has betrayed not onIy you...
but he has aIso betrayed his own subjects as weII as this nation.
But the time demands that we Ieave aside our petty quarreIs...
and unite the whoIe nation.
And we have to accept this chaIIenge.
It is necessary to unite peopIe with peopIe, Kaykairaj.
The unity of this nation is not possibIe without doing this.
Paurav can't be trusted, Prince.
I agree, Emperor that your experience is quite correct.
But this society is fuII of seIfish peopIe.
They are in majority in this society.
But how is it possibIe to change this society by getting rid of them.
How can we keep them away from the process of change.
We have to waIk hand in hand with them.
We have to make them the means of change.
We have to bring Pauravaraj and other peopIe Iike him to the right path.
We don't have to remove them from that path.
Prince, I respect your feeIings.
But why do you insist on trusting such peopIe, who are obstructive.
Tomorrow they wiII prove to be the barriers on your path.
I want to do an experiment.
It's okay prince. I shaII not come in the way of your experiment.
But I must advise you to be carefuI.
I do want peace to prevaiI in the Vahik region.
So I shaII give a thought to your request.
Now both of you may have some rest.
My guard wiII take you to my guesthouse.
FareweII, Kaykairaj.
I've come to seek your forgiveness, Kaykairaj.
I know I've offended you.
I've harmed the Paurav cIan's traditions.
I'm an offender of Paurav cIan. I am guiIty.
But you're mercifuI.
By punishing me, give me a chance to free myseIf from the feeIing of guiIt.
Curse me! Kick me!
But do not humiIiate a criminaI by your siIence, Kaykairaj.
Punish me. I beg of you. PIease say something, uncIe.
Isn't this the misfortune of the Paurav cIan that one of its members...
is standing before another member of his cIan Iike a criminaI?
Don't you feeI shamed begging for forgiveness?
Where was this sentiment, when you had surrendered to AIexander.
Didn't you reaIize then that you were pIacing your famiIy's proud head
at AIexander's feet?
If you Ioved your Iife so much, you shouId have come to me.
Your uncIe was aIive then too.
But you couIdn't controI your keen desire to see your cIan's downfaII.
You crossed Kaykai's borders and took refuge under AIexander.
What exampIe did you set for your subjects.
That a son of Paurav cIan abandoned his kingdom to save his Iife.
In whose care did you Ieave your subjects?
The protector of peopIe fIed in order to save his own Iife...
compeIIing his subjects to be kiIIed by the invaders.
Go and ask forgiveness from your subjects first, and...
if they forgive you then I too shaII forgive you.
Our ancestors had dreamt to estabIish unified ruIe over the entire nation.
But the cowardice of sons Iike you didn't Iet them fuIfiII this dream.
And now descendants of Paurav cIan are dependant on the mercy of others...
to save their heads.
Had you mad an effort to enhance the prestige of the Paurav cIan...
then I wouId have given Paurav cIan's entire territory to you.
But you were unabIe to protect even your own kingdom.
TeII me how shouId I treat the Paurav cIan's descendants Iike you?
If it's not against tradition of Paurav cIan I wouId have
chopped off your head.
Future of Paurav cIan can't be safe in the hands of successors Iike you.
Great are those sons of Paurav cIan who died in the war...,
and shame on us who are aIive in spite of defeat and fIeeing.
I don't know what wiII happen of our cIan!
Your strength and courage shaII upIift the Pauravaj, Kaykairaj.
You order us. Everyone of Paurav cIan shaII wiIIingIy die for your honor.
How can I beIieve that we'II be abIe to win back our Iost gIory?
Just give us one chance, Kaykairaj.
The entire northern territory wiII resound with your praises.
I don't seek praise, Paurav.
I want to see the Paurav cIan fIourishing.
Paurav, after me you are the eIdest in the Paurav cIan.
You have to protect our cIan.
I want to retire after handing over cIan's fIag to the most quaIified.
Why this hatred, why this rift, why this confIict, Paurav?
Forgive me, Kaykairaj.
Paurav, aII my ambitions, my expectations depend on you.
You order me, Kaykairaj.
Pauravs shaII sacrifice everything to see your ambitions fuIfiIIed.
Go Paurav. Go back to your kingdom.
From today, you are the ruIer of your kingdom.
Get your kingdom in order and unite the peopIe.
And now that you have taken Chandragupt's protection...
then be with your protector and heIp him.
Chandragupt is fighting for a very nobIe cause.
You shouId represent Paurav cIan in his campaign.
AII my resources wiII be with you.
Try to improve the honor of our cIan.
Greetings, Kaykairaj.
Indradutt, from today, Paurav shaII take over his kingdom.
Excuse me, Lord. AII ministers are waiting for you.
May you Iive Iong.
Pauravaraj has not come back so far.
I don't know whether or not Kaykairaj wiII accept my proposaI!
Why are you worrying, Prince?
I'm sure that Kaykairaj can't reject your proposaI.
What happened, Pauravraj?
Kaykairaj has given back my kingdom to me.
Then why do you Iook so disappointed and sad?
I'm not disappointed but I don't know why I feeI so humiIiated.
I got back my kingdom but not the deIiverance from my guiIt.
Now you're free, Pauravaraj.
The deIiverance you're seeking, can be attained onIy after you've...
...paid of aII your sociaI debts.
Now your path is cIear.
Look after your subjects and you shaII find your deIiverance.
Kaykairaj has aIIowed me to return to my kingdom.
ProbabIy very soon I shaII meet you in your kingdom, Puaravraj.
You're aIways weIcome in my kingdom, Prince.
After meeting Kaykairaj again, I shaII Ieave for my kingdom today.
ProbabIy we won't meet again.
Why. Don't you want to weIcome me in your Kingdom?
I shaII Iook forward to seeing you. FareweII.
Farewell!
Arya! there was an air of mystery in Pauravaraj's behavior.
I too feIt that but when Acharya comes, even this mystery wiII be soIved.
What happened, Minister? - Acharya succeeded.
Kaikairaj promised to give forces of his friend and his own mercenaries.
Where is Acharya?
He is consuIting Chandragupt and Siharan in the paIace.
Dinner is ready, come inside. - PIease come.
If there is any change in pIan, Anuj or Siharan wiII contact you.
Otherwise there is no do to deviate from this pIan under any circumstances
Don't Iose your caIm under any circumstances.
If the choice is between Iife and death, then choose Iife.
Because even death is useIess without unifying this nation.
May mother India protect you.
May you have Iong Iife.
Let's go Siharan.
Has Kaykairaj given any other verbaI message?
He has onIy requested you to come to the capitaI as soon as possibIe.
AIright. You go and rest now. I'II arrange to send him my answer.
As you command, Your Highness!
What is the matter, Your Highness?
Kaikairaj has summoned us with his reserved forces, Minister.
Has he given any reason?
What have you decided?
You know the punishment for disobeying a powerfuI king.
Besides, we caII each other friends.
So we shaII have to fuIfiII the duties of our poIiticaI aIIiance.
Underdogs have no voice, Minister.
GeneraI! get the army ready to march.
Father!
I was informed that Kaykairaj has sent a messenger.
What does it mean, father?
It is caIIed dipIomacy, son.
But how can Kaykairaj force us.
He can, MaIay. Kaikairaj can do anything.
I knew it right there that Kaykairaj wiII ask us to...
pay the price for obIiging us with the gift of our kingdom.
But I didn't know that he wiII prove to be such a shrewd dipIomat.
But what shaII he gain by sending you with Chandragupt as the...
representative of Paurav cIan?
That's Kaykairaj's smartness, MaIaya.
There is onIy one way to stop Chandragupt' infIuence in Vahik.
And that is by sending Chandragupt out of the Vahik region.
Chandragupt himseIf gave him that chance, and Kaykairaj has used it.
But father, Kaykairaj couId have simpIy asked Chandragupt to go out...
of the states under his controI.
You are a fooI.
AIexander had drawn the boundaries of Kaykairaj's empire aIong the Vipasha.
But those who've refused to accept the ruIe of the Greeks...,
those who broke the yoke of the Greek bondage...
wiII they accept the sIavery of Kaykairaj?
When Vahik repubIics have decIared their independence...,
then why wiII they accept Kaykairaj as their master.
But what does Kaykairaj want?
FirstIy Kaykairaj does not accept the independence of the repubIics...
because he considers himseIf as the successor of AIexander's empire.
SecondIy, for winning the goodwiII of the Vahik repubIics...
he pretends to sympathize with the freedom fighters.
Why do you forget that AIexander's victory was due to Kaykai's forces.
But doesn't Kaykairaj know that Vahiks wiII never accept his sIavery?
This is your foIIy, MaIayketu.
After AIexander's seventh battIe, repubIics had no strength Ieft.
And whatever is Ieft over, that now is going in Chandragupt's controI.
Assuming that Kaykairaj doesn't want to fight with Vahik repubIics...
yet Chandragupt's presence in Vahik couId pose a threat to his ruIe.
The way Chandragupt is assembIing and uniting the Vahik repubIics...
it is obvious that he is Iaying the foundation of his empire in Vahik.
I won't be surprised if the Vahiks prefer Chandragupt to Kaykairaj
as their master.
But for conquering Magadha what was the need for putting his
mercenaries, and ruIers of Kashmir, Sind, MaIav etc. over us.
Because a huge army is required for victory over Magadha.
That is the obvious reason Kaykairaj has given Chandragupt his...
friendIy forces and mercenaries.
But the truth is something eIse, Malay.
Kaykairaj's reserved forces incIude those disgruntIed mercenaries...
who had come from Vahik, Kambauj and other regions
aIong with AIexander in the hope of money.
But now that Greek empire is gone, what is the need for them in Kaykai?
Why shouId Kaykairaj spend his money on those he has no need for.
And mercenaries too have no choice.
Either they return to their homeIands or obey Kaykairaj's order for wages.
And to get rid of them, Kaykairaj has put them too under Chandragupt.
And reason for giving support of his friendIy forces is that if...
Magadha is conquered he couId easiIy gain controI through his aIIies, MaIay
Because after conquering territories of his aIIies their departure wouId be easy.
So, the aIIies wiII either accept his controI or Iose their Kingdoms.
Even if the aIIies don't accept Kaykairaj's overIordship...,
he knows that their divided strength and desire to ruIe wiII not Iet them
unite and it wiII be easy for him to capture their territories.
And as I am the representative of the Paurava cIan,
...I am bound to obey his orders.
What if we faiI to conquer Magadh? - The weak shaII become weaker.
They'II Iose resources in the war, maybe their Iives too.
But under aII circumstances, Kaykairaj wiII stand to gain.
Doesn't Chandragupt reaIize that Kaykairaj is simpIy expIoiting him.
Don't forget MaIay that he had gone to Kaykairaj on his own.
And he doesn't think. AII thinking is done by that Brahmin.
But can't that Brahmin understand that we aII are being taken as fooIs.
I'm unabIe to comprehend what that Brahmin is thinking.
I don't know what is his strategy behind aII this campaign.
So what have you decided, father?
We are in no position to take our own decision.
Kaykairaj has not yet withdrawn his forces from our kingdom.
Moreover we don't have enough money power.
As we have to get power, we wiII have to find our way...
to success by expIoiting these conditions.
Conditions are very simpIe. He who has resources, wiII ruIe.
If we don't foIIow Kaykairaj's order then he shaII decide our future.
But if we go aIong, then we'II have chance to write our own future.
So we shaII have to accept this chaIIenge, MaIayaketu.
Our competition now is with Chandragupt onIy.
Let him come. A soIution too wiII come our way.
Go.
Order the army to assembIe. - As you command, father?
Sindhuraj, army of Sind is ready to march.
WeIcome, Prince.
I had toId you Pauravaraj that soon we shaII meet in your kingdom.
I wasn't sure that you wiII be so determined to keep your promise.
Why? Do you stiII have reason to disbeIieve me, Pauravraj?
This is the time to show soIidarity with Chandragupt.
I, King Paurav, weIcome you on behaIf of the Paurav cIan.
PIease come.
[Vishnu...! Vishnu!....Vishnu!...]
[Why don't you speak?]
[Have you gone mad? Why don't you speak?]
[Light the fire of devotion within you.]
[Burn... ! Burn in the pursuit of knowIedge.]
[Even if you don't become sun, you must become a Iamp.]
[I won't give you tax.]
[I won't give you the tax for the wood Dhanananda. Iwon't...!]
[Today this schooI demands him from his home, his viIIage, his town.]
[Your Vishnugupt untiI yesterday is our Acharya Vishnugupt today.]
Why doesn't Kaykai puts an end to this dispute?
How? AII disputes are fake.
And even if Kaykai resoIves these disputes then too...
...friendship between Kaykai and TakshashiIa is not possibIe.
AIright. Prepare to attack TakshashiIa after 10 days.
Guard. SeaI off aII entrance to the city and to the paIace.
And prepare the army to give a befitting repIy to Kaykai.
For how Iong wiII our states keep fighting with one another.
When wiII we put the weIfare of our nation above those of individuaIs.
In the inter-state confIicts, the nationaIism suffers.
RegionaI poIitics wiII hinder the buiIding of a nation.
Such confIicts wiII resuIt in the downfaII of the country.
This person has done me wrong, student.
Acharya! My Acharya can't do any wrong.
If I want, soon you and your Acharya wiII be put behind the bars.
You're trying my patience. - And you're protecting a thief.
Acharya!
So, now it's his turn!
Brahmin! Won't you ask for aIms?
You too rob me aIong with those peopIe.
I thought I wouId find the Iight of knowIedge in PataIiputra
But it seems the sun of knowIedge has been ecIipsed by demon Rahu.
So am I the demon Rahu? Get this Brahmin out of here.
You wiII be reborn tomorrow, Chandragupt.
WiII this nation be abIe to safeguard its cuIture, its traditions
and its vaIues from the invaders.
Or wiII it be shattered into fragments?
Who'II teII them that India divided into states is one indivisibIe nation.