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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(manduka-mani) could protect one from the stings of amphi-
137 bious insects; and the juice extracted from the blue (ni-
li) was considered auspicious and capable of warding off
138 mishaps during the journey Various marks on palms and
soles, such as lotus, jar, parasol, and etc., indicated the
139.
future attainment of regal powers. 'Juicy sprouts right
on the trunk of a tree betrayed the buried treasures below
140 it.
The saints commanded great respect in view of their
highly austere way of living beset with physical sufferings
141It was held to be a duty
and hardships of forest life.
of a Yati to guide the householders (g峁沨astha) in his per-
formance of worldly duties leading him to renunciation in
old age.
142.
Worship of a deity was deemed potent enough to
143 ensure progeny.
Qualities like purity, truthfulness, and pious deeds
like donations or alms were commendable, while acts like
144 cutting off a branch of a tree was considered secrilegious.
137. TM(N),p.146(8ff.).
138. ibid., p.125(18ff.).
139. ibid., p.6(3); 245(12ff.).
140. ibid., p.235(14).
141. ibia, p. 30 (712.3 --- 啶呧ぐ啷嵿お啶� 啶膏ぎ啶膏啶むじ啷嵿く啶距お啶� 啶掂え啶掂ぞ啶膏啶氞た啶� 啶膏啶� 啶曕啶侧啶多じ啷嵿く啶�-
啶涏ぞ啶 啷� 啶呧ざ啷嵿ぐ啷�啶曕啶班 啶啶ㄠた 啶掂啶班い 啶曕啶班た啶ぞ啶 啷�
[arpaya samastasy膩pi vanav膩socita sya kle艣asy膩-
ch膩m | a艣r墨kuru muni vrata kriy膩m |
] 142. ibid.,p.33(2ff.).
143. ibid., p.29(1-2); 29(5ff.).
144. ibid., p.63(4); 63(5); 290(22); 15(13).
