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 7 - The Katha form of literature
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since the story of the TM.dealt with only two births
rather than the three as in K膩dambari; (2) increasing
the proportion of the verses with a view to provide a
relieving feature to the audience tired of incessant
prose, while affording himself an opportunity to show
off in better colours in comparision to B膩峁嘺; and
(3) modelling his structure on the pattern of a Jain
temple rather than that of a royal palace.
The TM opens with the description of the city of
Ayodhya and ends with the incident of the coronation of
Prince Hariv膩hana as the heir-apparent at the hands of
King Meghav膩hana. To get a clear picture of the form in
the TM, it will be interesting to analyse here the stru-
cture of the narrative.
I (a):- The introductory prelude, so to say the
Kathamukha, comprises the descriptions of the city of
Ayodhy膩, of King Meghavahana, his queen Madir膩vati, the
love-spotts of the king, his lack of progeny, his meeting
with the Vidy膩d岣ra Muni, worship of goddess Sri, meeting
with Vaim膩nika Jvalanaprabha, the incident of the Vet膩la,
the dialogue of the king with the goddess 艣r墨, the birth
of Prince Hariv膩hana, his childhood and education.
