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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of any colour, though white, green and red are referred
'330,
to by the poet. China silk seems to be in use among
331,
wealthy people and royalty "The head-dress was formal
one, and perhaps normal too, and it consisted of a long
-
strip of cloth cotten or silken which was twisted in
folds to be wrapped round the head, and the end-piece ha-
nging loosely at the back from the head almost up to the
332 waist. It was customary to beautifully dress oneself,
especially so on festive and formal occasions.
333 However,
the sailors (j膩lika) seem to be putting on a piece of cloth
334 serving the purpose just of a fig-leaf; and tha ascetics
325 naturally put on deer-skins.
(2) DRESS OF WOMEN :-
Women generally seem to have put on at least three
clothings, one of them reaching well over the head, the
other serving as the undergarment, and the third one
used for securing the breasts. Both the north Indian as
well as the south Indian styles are referred to by Dhana-
p膩la; the former one being described in connection with
330. cf. infra; also cf.TM(N),p.301(1)
啶班啶む啶むぐ啷�啶ぞ啶傕ざ啷佮啷堗 -----
[ruttar墨y膩峁兣泆kai岣� -----
] 331. cf. ibid.,p.125(19)
---
啶多啶掂啶� 啶氞啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶多啶�
啶氞啶ㄠさ啶距じ啶膏ぞ
啶氞え啶苦さ啶膏啶む啶班う啷嵿さ啶啶� 啶ㄠ----- [艣veta c墨n膩峁� 艣uka
肠墨苍补惫腻蝉补蝉腻
canivastradvaye峁� na峁�-----] ; 311 (15)
啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶椸啶啶距ぐ啷傕ぃ 啶啶むた啶た-
[indragopak膩r奴峁嘺 yutibhi-
] \; 229(8ff.) 膽茫
332. ibid.,p.165 (6) .-- 啶啷嵿啶� 啶多啶曕 啶粪啶｀啶粪た啶｀ぞ 啶曕 啶膏き啶距ぐ啶�... [pa峁弓膩 艣uko 峁ａ箛墨峁峁嚹� ke sabh膩ra峁嘺... ] ; 232 (23):--
啶夃し啷嵿ぃ啷�啶� 啶啷嵿 [u峁ａ箛墨峁 pa峁弓a] 鈥�啶曕啶� 啶多た啶班啶掂啶︵え啶距-..)
啶啶班ぇ啶距え 啶班い啷嵿ぎ啶距ぇ啷嵿く啶曕啶粪ぎ
[k峁泃a 艣irovedan膩岣�-..)
pradh膩na ratm膩dhyak峁ma
] 1 333. cf. ibid., p. 63 (4) 啶呧え啷佮げ啷嵿が啶｀ 啶︵ぞ啶� 啶掂啶粪ぞ 啶曕ぞ啶� 啶оぞ啶班た啶� 啶す啷嬥う啶оた 啶ㄠぞ啶ぞ啶�
[anulba峁噊 d膩ra ve峁Ｄ� k膩ra dh膩ri峁嘺 mahodadhi n膩m膩na
] ; 323 (6) 啶椸啶灌い啶苦ぐ啷佮啶苦ぐ啶︵啶掂啶粪
..
[驳峁沨补迟颈谤耻肠颈谤补诲惫别峁岣�
..
] 334. cf. ibid.,p.151(4ff.) --Atufioni fot
335. cf. ibid.,p.236 (6ff.) -- 啶掂た啶о啶むぞ啶溹た啶�
啶む啶�
[惫颈诲丑峁泃腻箩颈苍补
tra
] 1 啶溹啶距啶侧ぞ啶� 啶膏啶むぞ啶じ啶� 啶曕げ啷嵿お啶� 啶曕げ啶う啷嵿き啶苦-- [ja峁乲al膩pa st膩pas膩 kalpa峁� kalayadbhi岣�--] 1
