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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and other Jinas, he sat out to the north of the garden
and saw a group of horses. Soon he heard a sweet melody
accompanied by the strokes on the jute. He went in the
direction of the music and came across a plantain bower,
wherein was seated the silk-clad prince, Hariv膩hana, in
company of a highly beautiful young princess and atten-
ded on both sides by chowri-bearing maids of honour.
HARIVAHANA'S CEREMONIAL ENTRANCE INTO THE
VIDYADHARA CITY CALLED GAGANAVALLABHA(pp.230-241):-
Samaraketu approached the prince, saluted him and,
having been duly greeted, he took his seat near him.
Presently a female attendant brought the news to the
prince that a chamberlain was waiting for her with a
message from Patralekha, who had heard about her decision
to commit suicide. The princess immediately left and
they heard the following Arya verse being repeatedly
sung by somebody : "O Royal Swan, delighted as are at
royal_
the sight of the/female swan, you, you have indeed for-
gotten about entering the lotus garden. Hence your delay
even though the time, is running out :" Prince Harivahana
explained to Samaraketu that, as he was going shortly to
be coronated as the emperor of the Vidyadharas, the bard
was reminding him of the approaching auspicious moment
