In the Nasik Prashasti, Gautamiputra Satakarni is described as 'Kshatriya-darpa-mana-mardana'. What does this title signify in the context of his political and social achievements?

Options:

  • A: His total destruction of the Kshatriya clans of Northern India to establish a Shudra empire.
  • B: His subdual of the pride of the ruling Kshatriya-status-claiming foreign invaders (like the Sakas) to restore the orthodox social hierarchy.
  • C: His rejection of the Vedic caste system in favor of egalitarian Buddhist principles.
  • D: His military victory over the contemporary Mauryan rulers of Magadha.

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