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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Key奴ra was the broad bracelet or a chain worn on the arm;
it was generally made of gold and various precious stones
356 like ruby, moon-stone etc., and pearls were set in it.
Ka峁璦ka was a sort of a thick golden bangle worn loosely
on the forearm and the wrist; it is also called Prako峁ａ弓ha-
valaya.357
ka峁璦ka or Prako峁ａ弓ha-h膩峁璦ka-bubaka. Anguliyaka was the
ring generally of gold with gems of various colours such
as blue, yellow, red and etc., studded in it; the gems in
the ring were believed to exercise a magic effect.
358 359
Many types of ornaments were worn on the neck,
all of them being of the nature of various types of neck-
laces, pearl strings or floral wreaths. Among these Dha-
nap膩la has mentioned; (i) Vaikak峁ka-srak; (ii) Dhuli-
kadamba-pr膩lamba; (iii) Mauktika-pr膩lamba; and (iv) H膩ra.
Thus, Jvalanaprabha and Samaraketu are said to have put
on a number of Vaikak峁ka type of garlands which were long
enough to reach almost the feet, and clusters of fresh
lotus filaments were strung in it at regular intervals.
... 啶呧い啶� 啶う啶� 啶曕啶啶� 啶う啷嵿ぎ啶班ぞ啶椸う啷� [ati badala key奴ra padmar膩gad] 鈥�啶ぞ啶ぞ啶班啶ぞ啶班た啶む啶� 啶班啶�
[bh膩bh膩ra峁僢h膩ritoda re峁嘺
] 1; 311(6ff.) see supra.;
356. TM(N),p.37(1)
啶膏啶掂お啷佮ぐ啶苦い 啶膏啶ム啶� 啶ぞ啶灌啶多た啶栢ぐ啶
[svapurita sth奴la b膩hu艣ikharam
] 404 (2拢f.) -- 啶灌ぞ啶班啷囙く啷傕ぐ 啶曕ぐ啶曕ぞ啶︵た 啶啶粪ぃ 啶啶班ぞ啶むぎ啷�
[h膩rakey奴ra karak膩di bh奴峁峁嘺 pr膩tam
] 360 357. TM(N),p.311(6ff.) and 404(2ff.) see supra.; 125(17):-
... 啶呧い啶苦え啶苦し啷嵿啷佮ぐ 啶啶班啷嬥し啷嵿 啶ㄠた啶灌た啶む啶曕 啶曕す啶距ぐ啶� 啶曕啶曕ぎ啷� - [atini峁ａ弓hura prako峁ａ弓ha nihitaikai kah膩raka ka峁璦kam - ] 1; 164 (16ff.) -
啶膏啶栢げ啶︵啶掂た啶多啶權啶栢げ 啶啶班啷嬥し啷嵿 啶灌ぞ啶熰 啶掂げ啶� 啶ぞ啶氞ぞ啶� 啶膏啶� 啶ぞ啶｀た啶啶椸げ啶膏啶� ..
[skhaladvi艣峁涐箙khala prako峁ａ弓ha h膩峁璦ka valaya b膩c膩la sya p膩峁噄yugalasya ..
] 358. ibid., p.164(18ff.) mit
啶ㄠ啶侧お啷�啶� [苍墨濒补辫墨迟补] 鈥� 啶ぞ啶熰げ啷� 啶膏げ啷嵿げ啶膏う啷嵿ぇ啶� 啶班啷嵿啷佮げ啷�啶�
啶曕ぐ
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( [p膩峁璦le sallasaddhi ra峁単ul墨ya
kara
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(] MRI) 1; 61(15ff.)
啶班い啷嵿え啶班ぞ啶椸啶�
啶班い啷嵿え啶距啷� [谤补迟苍补谤腻驳补颈岣�
谤补迟苍腻峁�] 鈥�啶椸啶侧啶啶啷�
[驳耻濒墨测补办补尘触
] *
啶多啶膏た啶� 啶啶班き啶距さ
[艣a峁僺ita prabh膩va
] I
啶ぞ啶侧ぞ啶班啶｀ぞ 啶掂た啶оぞ啶� 啶啶班ぇ啶距え-
[b膩l膩ru峁嚹� vidh膩na pradh膩na-
] 359. cf. ibid. p. 43 (15) 啶啶曕啶むさ啶距え啷嵿く啶距え啶� 啶曕え啷嵿ぇ啶班ぞ啶ぐ啶｀ぞ啶ㄠた... [muktav膩ny膩ni kandhar膩bhara峁嚹乶i... ] 1
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360. ibid., p.36(11); 311(8ff.)--31fff 201310RT
啶た啶膏啶ㄠ啶� [bisakanda] 鈥�啶侧ぞ啶た啶班啶掂啶曕じ啶椸啶た啶�
啶曕啶� 啶曕ぃ啷嵿 啶椸啶班す啶... [濒腻产丑颈谤惫补颈办补蝉补驳产丑颈岣�
k峁泃a ka峁囜弓ha graham... ] 1
啶侧啷嵿し啷嵿く 啶膏ぐ啶�-
[lak峁a sarasa-
]
