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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Dhanap膩la has mentioned Cities sala [41,10; 107(14);
292(21)), Citra艣膩lik膩 (29,4; 265,12; 327,2), Sayana-citra-
s膩l膩 (302,8), Sayana-citra艣膩lik膩 (327,1) and Citra-valabhi-
k膩 (302,15). These refer to: (i) the bed-chamber of King
Meghav膩hana and Queem Madir膩vati in the harem of the royal
=199
palace at Ayodhya; (ii) a group of Citras膩l膩s of the Jala-
200 mandapa in the public park at Ayodhy膩; (iii) the Citra-
s膩l膩s in the royal palace in the city of Rativis膩l膩; 201
and
(iv) the bed-chamber of princess Malayasundari in her pala-
202 203
ce at K膩nci. Dew Vasudev Sharan Agrawal also thinks
that the term 'Citrasala' connotes the bed-chamber where
the king and the queen used to meet together in privacy
and that many types of paintings were drawn on the walls
of those chambers. Similar bed-chambers for unmarried pri-
nces and princesses were also known by such names. Later
204.
on, according to Dr. Agrawal, the palaces of wealthy per-
sons and big merchants came to be known as 'Citra艣膩l膩s.'
199. 'TM(N),P. 29 (4)-- 啶呧ぇ啶苦ぐ啷傕く啶距え啷嵿い啶� 啶啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶膏ぞ啶︵ぎ啶苦 啶じ啷嵿く啶�, 啶多啶掂た啶む啶班ざ啶距げ啶苦啶距く啶距 啶啶班ぞ啶�-
[adhir奴y膩nta岣� pura pr膩s膩damika masy膩, 艣vitra艣膩lik膩y膩岣� pr膩峁嘺-
] 34142541071:32412195422172114THT:
啶掂た啶むぐ啷嵿う啶苦啷� 啶さ啶苦し啷嵿啶距 啶膏ぎ啶距げ啶苦え啷嵿く 啶︵啶掂啶 -- [vitardiko pavi峁ａ弓膩峁� sam膩linya dev墨m -- ] 1
200. ibid.,p. 107 (14)- 啶呧い啶苦さ啶苦ぇ啶� 啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶� 啶氞た啶む啶班ざ啶距げ啶距 啶溹げ啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶ぎ啷�-- [atividhi m膩neka citra艣膩l膩墨 jalama峁囜笉apam--] 1
啶灌ぐ啶苦啶ㄠ啶︵え啶啷� [丑补谤颈肠补苍诲补苍补辫补峁�] 鈥�啶曕啶� 啶侧啶え啶 --- [kopa lepanam ---] 1
啶氞ぞ啶え啷� 啶さ啶� 啶氞た啶む啶班ざ啶距げ啶苦啶�
啶班ぞ啶え啷赌啶ムぐ
[c膩mano bhavana citra艣膩lik膩
谤腻测补苍墨迟丑补谤补
] ; 292 (21拢f.) -- 啶班ぃ啶苦い啶ぃ啶苦え啶�
啶啶粪ぃ 啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶掂ぞ啶侧え
啶掂ぞ啶氞ぞ啶侧く啶ㄠ啶む 啶氞た啶む啶班ざ啶距げ啶苦啷嬥 啶多啷嵿く啶距ぎ 啶啶炧啶氞ぎ啷� [谤补峁噄迟补尘补峁噄苍腻
bh奴峁峁嘺 cakrav膩lana
v膩c膩layant墨 citra艣膩liko峁� 艣a峁瓂膩ma mu帽cam ] ; 302 (8) 啶啶班さ啶苦ざ啷嵿く 啶え啷嵿ぇ啷� 啶膏啶ㄠ啶︵ぐ啷�
啶︵啶掂た啶む啶ぞ 啶多く啶ㄠ啶苦い啷嵿ぐ 啶多ぞ啶侧た啶曕ぞ啶ぞ啶 [pravi艣ya bandhu sundar墨
dvit墨y膩 艣ayanacitra 艣膩lik膩y膩m ] ; 327 (2) -- 啶氞た啶む啶班ざ啶距げ啶� 啶曕ぞ啶оた 啶班啶灌ぃ --- [citra艣膩li k膩dhi roha峁嘺 ---] 1
; 327 (2) 啶嗋ぐ啷嬥啷嵿く 啶氞 啶多ぞ啶膏え 啶氞た啶多ぞ啶侧た啶曕ぞ啶ぞ啶 ...啷�
[膩rogya ca峁� 艣膩sana ci艣膩lik膩y膩m ...|
] 201. ibid., p.41(10)--921133
202. ibid., p.265(12)--35931447
203. KESA,p.61.
204. ibid.
