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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are mentioned: (i) Kar峁嘺p奴ra; (ii) Pavitrik膩; (iii) Cancv膩-
k膩ra-kar峁嚹乥hara峁嘺; (iv) Ku峁囜笉ala; (v) Indranila-kar峁嚹乥hara峁嘺;
(vi) Pearl-oyster earring. Of these the Kar峁嘺p奴ra must nor-
mally have been an ornament of gold studded with pearls or
gems; but in the case of Harivahana,a 艢irisa flower served
Gandharvaka had put on in each ear only a
the purpose.
350 351
Pavitrik膩 having a single diamond studded in it.
Samara-
ketu had worn at the upper tip of his ear an earring having
352 a green coral and a beak-shapped ruby-needle set in it;
and in the lower tip of the ear he seems to have put on
Kundalas, a sort of comparatively thick earring with moon-
353 -stone, pearls, diamonds etc., strung or set in them.
On another occasion Gandharvaka had put on the ornament
354 called Indranila-kar峁嚹乥hara峁嘺. "And the Vaim膩nika god
Jvalanaprabha is said to have worn pearl-oyster earrings
355 in his ears.
The following ornaments were worn on the hands: (i)
Key奴ra; (ii) Prako峁ａ弓ha-kataka; and (iii) Angul墨yaka.
350. TM(N),p.105(5)
啶多た啶班啶� 啶むぐ啷�, 啶曕啶膏啶� 啶曕げ啷嵿お啶苦い 啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶啶班
- [艣ir墨峁 taru, kusuma kalpita kar峁嘺p奴ra岣�
-] 1
351. ibid.,p.403(22ff.)--nonforufa 4TH17 2009STRY EL--
352, ibido, p.311 (11PP.) 啶嗋じ啶曕啶� 啶氞啷嵿啶� 啶曕ぞ啶� 啶曕ぃ啷嵿ぃ啷� 啶ぐ啶� 啶う啷嵿ぎ啶班ぞ啶� 啶班い啷嵿え啶距啷嵿啷佮ぐ啶�
啶多ざ啶苦す啶距ぐ啶苦ぃ 啶灌ぐ啶苦い 啶班啶氞た啶粪ぞ
啶多啶掂げ啶啶班さ啶距げ啷囙え
[膩sakta cacc膩 k膩ra ka峁囜箛墨 bhara峁嘺 padmar膩ga ratn膩峁卥ura峁嘺
艣a艣ih膩ri峁嘺 harita roci峁Ｄ�
艣补颈惫补濒补辫谤补惫腻濒别苍补
] 353. ibid., p.282092) 311(7)
啶曕げ啷嵿お啶苦い 啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶距さ啶む啶膏ぎ啷� - [kalpita kar峁嚹乿ata峁僺am -] 1
啶夃え啷嵿ぎ啶苦し啶氞啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶� 啶啶曕啶むぞ啶げ 啶啶班ぞ啶� 啶ぃ啶� 啶掂た啶多啶粪-
啶曕啶� 啶︵ざ啶距じ啷嵿く 啶啶曕啶むた啶膏啶ムぞ啶� 啶掂た啶ㄠた啶掂啶多た啶む啶� 啶曕ぐ啶� 啶曕啶︵啶� 啶曕啶｀啶∴げ啶距う啶苦き啶苦き啷傕し啶｀啶�
[unmi峁ccandrak膩nta mukt膩phala pr膩ya ma峁噄 vi艣e峁i-
kucha da艣膩sya muktisth膩na vinive艣itai岣� karaka ked奴ra ku峁囜笉al膩dibhibh奴峁峁嘺i岣�
] 354. ibid. p. 164 ( 22 ) -- 啶多啶班さ啶｀お啶距ざ 啶啶班ぃ啶た啶ㄠ啶班た啶ㄠ啶︵啶班え啷�啶� 啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶距き啶班ぃ啶啶� ...
[艣rava峁嘺p膩艣a pra峁嘺yinorindran墨la kar峁嚹乥hara峁嘺yo岣� ...
] 355. ibid, p. 37 (16ff.) 啶夃い啷嵿じ啶權啶椸た啶� 啶曕お啷嬥げ 啶啶曕啶むぞ 啶多啶曕啶むた 啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶むぎ啷� ... [utsa峁単ita kapola mukt膩 艣ukti k膩ntam ... ] 1
