Explanation: Mauryan dynasty founded by Chandragupta Maurya with the help of his mentor Chanakya/Kautilya.

• Chandragupta in all likelihood first established himself in Punjab and then moved eastwards until he gained control over the Magadha region.
• According to traditional belief, Chandragupta adopted this strategy on the basis of a moral drawn from an instance where he witnessed a woman scolding her child for eating from the centre of a dish, because it is bound to be hotter than the sides.
• Called Sandrocottus by the Greek scholars (identified by William Jones).

Source: Tamil Nadu NCERT