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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region where he meets Hariv膩hana again.
Here, again, the poet gives over the charge of
the narrator to Hariv膩hana, who, like B膩峁嘺's J膩b膩li,
keeps it to himself till the mystery of their births
is resolved.
54 In this part the structure is somewhat complex.
Hariv膩hana's narrative includes the narration of the
55 ascetic girl Malayasundari which covers almost half of
the narrative length of Hariv膩hana's account, while
the remaining account emboxes the narration by Gandha-
56 rvaka, covering the incidents following his departure
after showing to Hariv膩hana the portrait of Tilakama帽-
jari and his meeting him again on Mount Ekasr峁単a.
III(b) The narrative of Gandharvaka, as reported by
Hariv膩hana, in its turn, emboxes within it another
57.
brief narration by the Mahar峁 gathering the threads
of the story and filling the gaps of identifications
held back so far and, thus, hastening the story to its
conclusion.
58 IV :- During this portion, again, the poet steps
in to take over the reins of the narration to sum up
the story which, again, runs a stratght smooth course
54.TM(N).pp.241-420.
55.ibid.pp.259-345.
56.ibid.pp.377-419.
57.ibid.pp.406-414.
58.ibid.pp.414-428.
