Prachanda Ashoka Episode Review - Page 91

Originally posted by: NostalgiaLove

Not necessarily, Chandragupta's chief queen was Durdhara who was a commoner like him. She belonged from Mauryan lineage. Ashok's chief queen was a princess named Asandhimitra but after her death he made his concubine Tisyarakshita as his chief queen. It all depended on whom the king wanted badly.

Same in mogul empire none of the chief wife whether it's jodha or mumtaz were first wife lol these men both in bc and Ad were same

Originally posted by: Chumu

Same in mogul empire none of the chief wife whether it's jodha or mumtaz were first wife lol these men both in bc and Ad were same

Chandragupta's case was very different. He married Nand Nandini first but Chanakya wanted a loyal queen on the throne with Chandragupta. He saw Chandragupta'a relative's daughter Durdhara was his Best Friend and a docile woman. So Chandragupta married Durdhara and made her his Agramahishi (Chief Queen) Source-Mahavansh Tika

So Durdhara being his chief queen was because of Chanakya arranging it but their relationship was harmonious. She was his best friend from childhood and they were each other's emotional support. But yeah she couldn't stop him from visiting other women. Helena despite being his favourite was never Chief Queen unlike the show shows because she was from an enemy empire and she was very prone to jealousy and was possessive for him. Also she was a very young girl.

Chandragupta and Durdhara (Pics doesn't belong to me, credit- Found on Google)

When Ashok said aa gayi tumhari bachpan ki saheli it sounded like best friend ki saheli 😂🤣 looks like he said best friend and they added ki saheli later 🤣😂 itna zyada lazypan 😂🤣

Originally posted by: NostalgiaLove

In real history it's Karuwaki and you blew my mind when you said Karuwaki as Tisyarakshita because some scholars indeed associate Karuwaki with Tisyarakshita🙄

Really? I read that Karuwaki is sometimes confused to be Asandhimitra. I was saying here that the way Mallika is being portrayed, she's giving Tisyarakshita vibes. I didn't know that Karuwaki was associated with Tisyarakshita though.

Originally posted by: Yashikha16

Really? I read that Karuwaki is sometimes confused to be Asandhimitra. I was saying here that the way Mallika is being portrayed, she's giving Tisyarakshita vibes. I didn't know that Karuwaki was associated with Tisyarakshita though.

Karuwaki is never confused with Asandhimitra because Asandhimitra had title of Agramahishi and in no way he would insult his beautiful Asandhi by blatantly calling her Dwitiya Devi. I think not everyone understands this but Ashok called her dusri patni in his inscription not Agramahishi, not even Mahadevi. Karuwaki is associated with Tisyarakshita as both are called Dwitiya Devi and Karu wanting her charities to be in her name suggests she was an ambitious person. Tisya was a dumb woman but she also had evil mind who wanted everything in the world because she was initially a handmaiden exploited by many so her newfound power got in her head and brought her doom.

Originally posted by: NostalgiaLove

When Ashok said aa gayi tumhari bachpan ki saheli it sounded like best friend ki saheli 😂🤣 looks like he said best friend and they added ki saheli later 🤣😂 itna zyada lazypan 😂🤣

Wait what? Meaning? Dubbing instead of redoing the scene?

Originally posted by: Yashikha16

Wait what? Meaning? Dubbing instead of redoing the scene?

😂 Yup he wanted to say saheli but said best friend and then added ki saheli 😂

Originally posted by: NostalgiaLove

Karuwaki is never confused with Asandhimitra because Asandhimitra had title of Agramahishi and in no way he would insult his beautiful Asandhi by blatantly calling her Dwitiya Devi. I think not everyone understands this but Ashok called her dusri patni in his inscription not Agramahishi, not even Mahadevi. Karuwaki is associated with Tisyarakshita as both are called Dwitiya Devi and Karu wanting her charities to be in her name suggests she was an ambitious person. Tisya was a dumb woman but she also had evil mind who wanted everything in the world because she was initially a handmaiden exploited by many so her newfound power got in her head and brought her doom.

I think that after they found later edicts that they considered both to be different people.

Originally posted by: Yashikha16

I think that after they found later edicts that they considered both to be different people.

Literary sources doesn't mention Karuwaki at all. Literary sources has names Asandhimitra and Tisyarakshita. Tisyarakshita is associated with Karuwaki. Some scholars say Karuwaki was original name of Tisyarakshita. Tisyarakshita was a new more fancy name given to her by Ashok.

Originally posted by: NostalgiaLove

😂 Yup he wanted to say saheli but said best friend and then added ki saheli 😂

Don't tell me I have to watch it again. Hated the heavy CGI/VFX they're using.