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...
4.8. Character description of Kamalagupta
The son of the king of the Kalinga region, Kamalagupta is one of the very intimate friends of Prince Harivahana and 鈻犫枲鈻� is ranked next only to Samaraketu. Like the latter he commands respect of all other subordinates of the prince. Though in his early teens, he is well-educated in all the principal lores and languages; and, due to his skill in light conversation and cracking jokes, he has endeared 165 himself to Prince Harivahana. His knack at transforming a sorrowful situation into joyful one is evident when he tries to humour dejected Samaraketu by means of an admixture of feigned scolding, humorous similes, philosophical harangue, elderly advice and censure 166 of Manjiraka. 163. (p.t.o. for ft.nts.).
927 Another fact of his personality, viz., extraordinary 鈻� insight into things mysterious, is revealed when he fails to trace the messenger who brought the message of Harivahana, concludes that it must be some supernatural agency, and decides to invoke its help in an ingenious way by putting the reply on a purified pedestal and humbly appeals thrice 167 for help. And we find that his appeal for the third tine 168 immediately bears fruit.