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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For this ceremony the royal father of the bride,
the ministers, other princes and wealthy citizens deputed
on their behalf witty delegates to perform the annointing
and bathing ceremony of the would-be- son-in-law. Hariva-
hana was thus honoured by them with presents of silk gar-
ments, aromatic unguents, flowers and T膩mbula.
(6) MARRIAGE :-
As has been mentioned in a preceding section, marri-
age was usually arranged by the parents. In cases where
there was the slightest difference of status between the
bride and the bridegroom, the relatives seem to have oppo-
292 sed it, as was the case probably due to the inequality
of status between human Samaraketu and Semi-divine Mala-
yasundari. Hence, the festivities were chiefly the concern
of the relatives.
Dhanapala has not given minute details about the
marriage ceremony proper, though a few strange customs are
referred to in passing. Thus, there does not seem to have
been any astrological objection to fixing two marriages
293 at the same auspicious moment, though the resolve is not
actually carried out.
292. cf. IM (N), p. 422 (14)-- 啶呧げ啷嵿く啶啶︵啶оた 啶え啷嵿ぇ啷佮啶ㄠが啶距ぇ啶苦い啷�
[alyabuddhi bandhujanab膩dhito
] 293. ibid.,p.423(14-15)...
啶い啷嵿じ啶傕啶侧啶--- [尘补迟蝉补峁僰补濒辫补岣�--- ] 1
啶忇さ啶� 啶むじ啷嵿く啶距じ啷嵿い啶� 啶む 啶啷嵿啶班啶ぞ啶� 啶啶掂
啶啶椸お啶熰 啶 啶班お啶� 啶ㄠた啶班啶く啶距ぎ啶� 啶ぞ啶｀た啶椸啶班す啶� 啶啷嵿啶侧ぎ啷�-- [eva峁� tasy膩sti taka ma帽jary膩ca yuvaka
yugapa峁� yo rapi nir奴pay膩mi p膩峁噄graha峁嘺 ma峁単alam--] 1
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