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 6 - Summary of the Tilakamanjari
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almost
night being over, and the soldiers were about to go to
bed, the bugles and drums all of a sudden i emitted
a warning signal and the whole camp was up on the feet
in a moment. The commander could not make out the cause
of confusion. But presently two riders, Kara峁璦ka and
K膩ndar膩ta, came rushing to report that the enemy had
mounted a surprise night assault against them. The
commander was much delighted at the news and ordered f
for his chariot, and having mounted it, he swiftally
drew at the head of the attack. Then ensued a fierce
battle at close quarters and the whole atmosphere was
full of various noises of twangs of the bows, cries of
the wounded, clinking of swords, clatter of chariot-
-wheels and roars of flooding blood-steams. Soldiers
began to fall dead with every passing moment in the
terribly raging battle, when a young prince was seen
approaching and repeatedly s酶t氓ng shouting at Vajr膩-
yudha by his name in a challenging voice. The commander
also took up the challenge and both, Vajrayudha and the
prince, were locked in a fierce duel. When 1 soon found
that the former was fighting a losing battle, I remem-
bered the B膩l膩ru峁嘺 ring which I slipped into one of his
fingers. And, lo : the whole army of the enemy suddenly
