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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It seems to have been customary To cover the head, if not
even the face, with the upper garment in presence of persons
342 like one's husband as a mark of respect or bashfulness.
F, -
A sort of a blouse or bodice was definitely worn under the
343 upper garment. The details about the way of wearing the
lower garment are interesting. The reference to the practi-
ce of beautifully tying twofold 'Kak峁' on both legs, which
344 naturally brought out the hips more prominently, reminds
us of the way in which orthodox middle-aged and aged women
of South India wear their eight-yard 'Sari' in the manner
of modern 'Dhoti' worn in the double-kaccha' style in Ma-
harashtra. Naturally the garment had to be tied very tight-
345 ly on to the waist.
346.
As an ascetic woman, Malayasundari is shown to be
putting on a white bark garment. Besides, there are stray
reference to the white dress of celestial women, the multi-
coloured undergarments of the courtezans, and covering of
the face with the upper garment drawn down from the head
347 by the 'Abhis膩rik膩s'
342. TM(N),p.306(3ff.)
啶掂た啶оぞ啶� 啶氞た啶班ぎ啷佮い啷嵿い啶班啶啶�
--
啶曕啶氞ぎ啶｀啶∴げ啶膏啶啶ぐ啶�
-- [vidh膩ya ciramuttar墨ye峁嘺
--
办耻肠补尘补峁囜笉补濒补蝉测辞辫补谤颈
--] 1
1427224 啶嗋啷嵿啶距う啶苦げ啷嬥う啶�
啶げ啶�
[腻肠肠丑腻诲颈濒辞诲补谤补
bali
] 1; 306 (2f拢.)
啶え啷嵿ぇ啷佮ぐ啷� 啶椸ぞ啶む啶班た啶曕ぞ 啶え啷嵿ぇ 啶
[bandhure g膩trik膩 bandha m
] 343. ibid., p.160 (10ff.)
47092 啶む啶班啶じ啷嵿く
啶呧ざ啶苦ぅ啶苦げ 啶曕 啶氞啶曕ぞ 啶掂啶む啶むじ啷嵿ぅ啶距お啶�
[tryasya
a艣ithila ke cuk膩 v峁泃tasth膩pi
] 344. ibid.鈾氣櫄p.160 (8ff.) 啶夃き啶ぅ啶距お啶� 啶ぐ啶苦ぎ啶｀啶∴げ啷嬥ぐ啷佮ぃ啶�
[ubhayath膩pi parima峁囜笉aloru峁嚹�
] 345. (See p.563)
啶曕啷嵿啷佮啶距げ -
啶曕啶� 啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶侧じ啷嵿ぅ啶�-- [ka帽cuk膩la -
kuca ma峁囜笉alasth膩--] 1
啶︵啶掂た啶оぞ啶た 啶ㄠた啶た啶� [dvidh膩pi nibi峁卆] 鈥� 啶曕啷嵿し啶�
[办补办峁Ｄ�
] HT-
啶え啷嵿ぇ 啶え啷嵿ぇ啷佮ぐ啷囙ぃ 啷�
[bandha bandhure峁嘺 |
]
