▁find ▁employ ment ▁in ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁King ▁Kr ish na de var aya . ▁Ne ither ▁Tat ach ary a ▁nor ▁his ▁assist ants ▁help ▁him , ▁and ▁he ▁leaves ▁de ject ed . ▁However , ▁he ▁finds ▁an ▁opportunity ▁when ▁Kr ish na de var aya ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁dist ribute ▁ 1 7 ▁ele ph ants ▁among ▁three ▁brothers ▁as ▁instruct ed ▁in ▁their ▁dece ased ▁father ' s ▁will . ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁solves ▁the ▁problem ▁and ▁Kr ish na de var aya ▁appoint s ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁court . ▁With ▁his ▁wit ▁and ▁loyal ty , ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁soon ▁ear ns ▁the ▁respect ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁court ' s ▁members ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁Tat ach ary a ▁who ▁sees ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁problem . ▁ ▁The ▁De cc an ▁s ultan ates ▁of ▁Ber ar — Ah med n agar , ▁B id ar , ▁Bij ap ur , ▁and ▁Gol conda — de cide ▁to ▁w age ▁a ▁war ▁on ▁the ▁V ij ay an ag ara ▁emp ire ▁with ▁un ited ▁military ▁forces . ▁They ▁send ▁Kan ak ar aju , ▁a ▁sp y , ▁to ▁H amp i ▁where ▁he ▁meets ▁Ram ak r ish na , ▁who ▁happens ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁distant ▁relative . ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁later , ▁Kan ak ar aju ▁tries ▁to ▁assass inate ▁Kr ish na de var aya ▁and ▁Tat ach ary a ▁bl ames ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁for