Essay name: Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study)
Author:
Shri N. M. Kansara
Affiliation: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda / Department of Sanskrit Pali and Prakrit
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.
Chapter 1 - The Author (biography of Dhanapala)
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was an adept 卤 in Astrology and Nimittasastra, foresaw
a chance of getting a good discople in one of the sons
of this Brahmin. He, therefore, agreed to find the
treasure out for Sarvadeva on the condition that he must
get the desired half share from him. The monk, then
showed him the place where, on digging, Sarvadeva got the
treasure consisting of forty lacs of gold coins.Sarvadeva
honestly offered twenty lacs to the monk, who, however,
demanded one of his two sons towards his choicest equal
share! Sarvadeva was dumbfounded. But, having guaranteed
to implement his promise, he went home and threw him-
self into the bed out of intense worry. Dhanap膩la, on
returning from the court, enquired about the cause of his
worries. But when he came to know about his father's
promise and saw through the monk's intention in his
insistence upon the unusual manner of its fulfilment, he
he was furious and scolded his father while haranguing
on the deceitfulness of the Jain monks 45 Being a fxx忙rits
favourite court-poet of both Mu帽ja and Bhoja, and as
a staunch Brahmin, he thought it sinful to undergo the
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