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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deity of Malayasundari's (Priya峁僾ad膩's, in her previous
birth) temple, was naturally interested in conveying her
safely to a place where the aeroplane was meant to be
27 conveyed by Patralekh膩, the daughter of Vicitrav墨rya, a
staunch royal Vidyadhara devotee of Lord Mah膩v墨ra's idol
in the temple put under his protection. That is why the
aeroplane is thrown into the far off Adrstap膩ra lake,
which being in the sphere of Patralekha's domain, is a
safe place for Malayasundari. Gandharvaka is now trans-
formed into a parrot and hence the message has been lying
tied up to his skirt with which he covered the unconscious
body of Malayasundari, who later on utilized it to fasten
breasts preparatory to jumping into the waters
28 her bege
of the lake.
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29 (v) Hariv膩hana's message to Samaraketu鈥� was dispa-
tched in an unexpectedly marvellous way when, at the end
of the autobiographical narration of Malayasundari to
Hariv膩hana, the former suggests to the latter to send a
message but regrets that not even a bird is available to
carry it to its destination. At this, there came down a
parrot from the nearby flock, and offered to carry the
27. See supra ft. nt.No.25.
28. TM(N).pp.337-338...
29. ibid.p.192; pp193.
