Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study)
by Shri N. M. Kansara | 1970 | 228,453 words
This is an English study of the Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala, a Sanskrit poem written in the 11th century. Technically, the Tilaka-manjari is classified as a Gadyakavya (鈥減rose-romance鈥�). The author, Dhanapala was a court poet to the Paramara king Munja, who ruled the Kingdom of Malwa in ancient west-central India. Alternative titles: Dhanap膩la Tila...
5.5. Raudra-rasa or the Furious sentiment
On one occasion has the poet taken opportunity to depict the Furious sentiment, of which anger (krodha) is the fundamental mood. When Gandharvaka was speeding in his aeroplane to the Suvela mountain in order to fetch some medicinal herb for countering the effect of poisonous fruit on 路Malayasundari, he unwittingly crossed over the pinnacle of the Jain temple of Lord Mahavira at Ratnakuta and incurred the wrath of the guardian Yaksa named Mahodara, who assumed 445. Tilakamanjari,p.398(6-8).
1 " 806 the form of a Vetala, cursed Gandharvaka and threw the aerial car into a distant lake with a roar of defiance (humkara). The following descriptive touches serve to generate the effect. Thus, the picture of idignant Mahodara is drawn 446. in the following words : Rs animisapadamana parusatarakena samrusaiva kimciccaksusa krtaveksanam daksinakaragrhitamagrabhaga vidyutakatipayako malacchadamayaminim nyagrodhavi rupama- bhisanamutdi啶緋antamekamatyugratejasam purusamadradam | The anger of Mahodara is exhibited in the following abusive phrases : sa evamuktamatra sva maya rosarakte啶緉i lalatatatavighatitabhamgura bhrakutira - vih krtavaitalarupa re re duratmana, benatma, vijnanarahita, paritavisi- stajanasamacara, vigatapara samsara palvalapakamsakara, mahapapakarina --- 1 The cause of Mahodara's dignation is revealed in the 448 follwing hot words : tadare duracara, krura hrdayo'ham | na tvamasi, yo tivistirnamanivarya - mabhyavicinam ca vihaya vyomamargamane kasura sidhdasa dhyavidhasara vrndavandaniyasya bhuvanatrayaprathitayasaso visistadevata vihitanispatairadidevatayatanamandapasya sikhararagra- bhagena lilaya nibadalola dhvajapatakamutamam yanama sthitom yatumabhilasasi | mam ca karunaya purobhuya krtanisedhama, 'apasar ' iti varamvara mavisamkitastarjayasi | gato'- syadhastadanena duscestitaina | kva yasi drstah | patito'dya drstigocare maho - darasya | hrta hatasa, te vidhagharakrta vihayasi ciramtani sa yadrcchacarita, yadi paramidanim pavisepena devatayatanani lamghayasi 1 446. Tilakamanjari,p.381(11-14). 448. ibid., p.382(18)-383(3). / 447. ibid.,p.382(3-6)..
807 The incident being very brief, the depiction of this sentiment is also naturally cursory.