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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Harivahana who was a special guest of hers at the city
of Rathan奴puracakrav膩la.236 After entering into the dinn-
ing-hall (Bhojana-bhavana-mandapa) feet and face were
washed and the mouth was rinsed preparatory to eating
237.
proper. Water was, then sipped from the palm(upasp峁泂ya)
which was then dried, along with the mouth, with a skirt
of the upper garment. For eating one used to sit on a
special seat (Asana) which Dhanap膩la has mentioned in the
case of King Meghav膩hana but has forgotten it in the case
238 of Prince Hariv膩hana, though it is indirectly suggested.
At the end of the meal, one washed the hands and smoked
a scented cigar for a long time. The hands were again
rinsed with sandal-paste mixed with camphor and finally
one took Tambula. After that one would pass some time in
the company of friends and scholars in the literary and
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intellectual discussions.
When a lost person was rediscovered, he was specially
received, was fed with extraordinary respect, his body
236. TM(N),p.374(3-15).
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237. 1b1d., p.69 (3-5) 啶啶班啶距げ啶苦い 啶氞ぐ啶｀お啶侧啶侧さ啶多啶� 啶啶班啷嵿し啶距げ啷嵿く 啶啶栢啶ㄠ啶︵啶 ... [prac膩lita cara峁嘺pallava艣ca prak峁Ｄ乴ya mukhendum ...] ;
374(7EE.) - 啶啶班ぇ啶距え啶膏 啶樴啶班啶о 啶た啶班ぞ啶椸い啷嵿く 啶ㄠた啶掂ぐ啷嵿い啶苦い啶距啶灌た 啶啶椸げ 啶曕啶粪ぞ啶侧え啶距う啶苦じ啶� 啶曕げ啷嬥啶苦い啶曕啶班た啶 啷�
[pradh膩nasa峁� ghr墨dh墨 bhir膩gatya nivartit膩峁僪i yugala k峁Ｄ乴an膩disa峁� kalocitakriya岣� |
] 238. ibid.,p.69(14)
374(16)-32-7y24 -4142-
where the the reference to 31423329TH
implies that there was another 2917701 on which the
prince sat and mate.
23291299zer:
239.,ibid.,p.70; 374(16-17).
