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.
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coast in Kerala. 艢墨l膩h膩ras held sway over the north part
of this country and their territory extended as far as
Goa. They had been on friendly terms with Sindhur膩ja,
but, for some reason, their relations with Bhoja became
unfriendly. In 1017 A.D. he invaded Ko峁卥a峁嘺 and
returned victorios to Malwa where he celebrated the
event with great pomp and ceremony. The Sil膩h膩ras, how-
ever, continued to rule over Ko峁卥ana, probably as vassals
of the Param膩ras, as is evidenced by the Bhandup plates
of the Mahamandalesvara Cittar膩ja (1026 A.D.)79 Thus
practically the whole of North India was under the sway
of Bhoja.
The only other rival emperor in the country was
R膩jar膩ja C艒岣穉 of Tanjore (984-1014 A.D.), the virtual
monarch of almost the whole of South India as well as the
Greater India. He was on terms of cordial friendship
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with Bhoja: The Param膩ra King Bhoja is sometimes repre-
sented as the lord of the land bounded by the Kailasa,
Malaya and the mythical Sunset and Sunrise mountains.
Another tradition holds that the same Param膩ra king ruled
for a little over fifty-five years over 'Dak峁峁嚹乸atha'
together with 'Gauda'.There is no doubt that 'Dak峁峁嚹乸atha'
79.HPD.pp.96-98.
80.ibid.p.117.
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