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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called Rathanupuracakrav膩la, ruled by the vidy膩dhara
emperor Cakrasena. His crowned queen Patralek膩 begot a
daughter who was named Tilakama帽jar墨. Passing her chi-
ldhood in play, she gradually became well-versed in
fine arts and attained youthful age and began to enjoy
the company of her female friends and companions in the
gardens and ponds on the slopes of mounatins like Malaya,
Himalaya and on the shores of oceans and lakes.But she
would not,even in a dream, think of associating with
males, inspite of many attempts by her companions who
narrated to her the wonderful incidents about handsome
and valonous young princes of various countries. Obser-
ving such a mental condition of the princess her parents,
-the royal Vidy膩dhara couple, were much worried about
her. Once during the night her Queen Mother Patralekh膩
invoked the goddess Prajnapti Vidya and sought her advie
in a dream
ce in the matter. The goddess revealed to her/that her
daughter was really a friend of the goddess Sri in the
former birth and that a prince of a human emperor was
destined to be her husband. At this the queen directed
her nurse Citralekha to use to an advantage Tilakama帽ja-
ri's hobby for painting and show to her the portraits of
handsome princes and narrate to her their pedigrees and
