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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poise and full concentration from the artist and agitated
minds of enthusiasts cannot accomplish even a single piece
properly.
314 In some of the remarks in the course of the descriptions
of the Jain images, Dhanap膩la has touched the interpreta-
tional aspect of icinography by revealing the significance
of a few symbols. Thus, the three white parasols indicated
the absolute supremacy of the Tirthankaras over the three
315 worlds; the eyes with half-closed eyelids and steady pu-
pils revealed the absence of passions and attainment of
316.
absolute omniscience. The Bhadrapitha and the Samavas峁泃i-
s膩la symbolized the ceremonial consecration of the Tirtha-
317.
峁卥ara on the top of the Meru mountain. The differencesin
the size, colour and height of the images of the Tirthan-
318 karas had their respective significance.
啶ㄠた啶班啶掂ぐ啷嵿い啶ㄠ啶� 啶氞た啶む啶班ぎ啷�
[nirvartan墨ya citrama|
] 314. _TM(N),p鈥�171 (11) 啶夃い啷嵿じ啷佮啶え啷嬥き啶苦ざ啷嵿 啶曕ぐ啷嵿い啷佮ぎ啶距ぐ啶啶� 啶呧い啶苦じ啷嵿ぅ啷傕げ啶お啶� 啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぎ啷嵿ぎ
啶ㄠ啶啶距く啶む 啶膏啶膏啶む啶班ぎ啷� 啷� 啶曕た啶� 啶啶� 啶多啶掂た啶ㄠ 啶膏啶曕た啶� 啶氞た啶む 啶曕た啶� 啶啶� 啶氞た啶む啶曕ぞ啶椸啶班い啶距い啶苦ざ啶�
[utsukamanobhi艣ca kartum膩rabdha atisth奴lamapi karmma
nopaj膩yate sus奴tram | ki峁� puna 艣vinai skina citai ki峁� puna citaik膩grat膩ti艣aya
] 315. ibid.,p.217(7ff.) ... 啶囙え啷嵿う啷佮ぎ啶｀啶∴げ 啶膏た啶むぞ啶むお 啶む啶班い啷嵿ぐ啶 啶啶班啶距ざ啶苦い 啶む啶班た啶啶掂え啷堗ざ啷嵿さ啶苦く啶-- [induma峁囜笉ala sit膩tapa tratray墨 prak膩艣ita tribhuvanai艣viyam--] 1
316. ibid.,p.217 (411.) 啶曕た啶氞た啶ㄠ啶ㄠい啶う啷嵿ぎ啶｀ぞ
啶氞啷嵿し啷佮し啶�
啶ぞ啶掂じ啷嵿く - [办颈肠颈苍苍补迟补辫补诲尘补峁嚹�
肠补办峁峁Ｄ�
bh膩vasya -] 1
啶ㄠた啶班啶掂た啶曕ぞ啶班い啶距ぐ啶曕啶� 啶ざ啷� 啶�
[nirvik膩rat膩rake峁嘺 pa艣u 膩
] 1; 217 (16) --啶ㄠた啶班啶ㄠた啶啶粪啶� 啶曕啶掂げ啶溹啶炧ぞ啶� 啶氞啷嵿し啷佮し啶� 啶膏ぞ啶曕啶粪ぞ啶む啶曕啶むじ啶曕げ
[nirnime峁峁嘺 kevalaj帽膩na 肠补办峁峁Ｄ� s膩k峁Ｄ乼k峁泃asakala
] 317. cf. ibid.,p.226 (3ff.) 啶膏ぎ啶掂じ啷冟い啶苦じ啶距げ 啶ぇ啷嵿く啶掂ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿い啶� 啶ㄠぐ啶苦さ 啶掂た啶班ぞ啶溹ぎ啶距え啶�
- 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶う啷�啶ㄠう啷�啶啶むた 啶啶� 啶啶侧ぞ啶掂た啶� 啶う啷嵿ぐ啶啶� 啶むぅ啶� 啶曕啶粪啶班啶︵じ啶侧た啶� 啶曕啶粪ぞ啶侧啶ぎ啶距え 啶啶班啶啶粪啶�
啶溹え啷嵿ぎ啶距き啶苦し啷囙 啶侧啶侧ぞ啶た啶� 啶︵ぐ啷嵿ざ啶え啷嵿い啷�啶� -
啶啷嵿し
[samavas峁泃is膩la madhyavartti nariva vir膩jam膩n膩
- sarvapad墨nad墨pti pa峁璦la pl膩vita bhadrap墨峁環a tath膩 k峁Ｄ玶odasalila k峁Ｄ乴yam膩na merup峁涐梗峁環a
janm膩bhi峁ka l墨l膩mina dar艣ayant墨岣� -
测补办峁
] 318. cf. ibid.,p.406(1ff.) -- 啶ぞ 啶膏啶掂ぎ啶距ぐ啷嬥お啶苦い 啶啶班ぎ啶距ぃ 啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啷嬥い啷嵿啶班啶粪ぞ啶た啶� ...
啶溹た啶ㄠさ啷� [y膩 svam膩ropita pram膩峁嘺 var峁噊tkar峁Ｄ乥hi岣� ...
箩颈苍补惫峁�] 鈥�啶粪ぞ啶｀ぞ啶� 啶ぃ啶苦お啷嵿ぐ啶むた啶ぞ啶た啶� --- [峁Ｄ佱箛膩峁� ma峁噄pratim膩bhi岣� ---] 1
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