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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royal harem'."
.26
The annointed principal queen wore a golden
fillet which indicated her special status and, like the
king, she was entitled to the honour of distinguished marks
of previlege, such as a golden staff, parasol, C膩mara, and
27 Special servants were commissioned for the purpose
etc..
of holding these royal insignia. Moreover, it was popularly
believed that a destined imperial monarch has the distin-
guishing signs of a lotus, a pitcher, a parasol and etc.,
on the surface of his sole, as in the case of Bhoja and
28.
Hariv膩hana. 'Such was supposed to be the case with a des-
29 tined queen also, e.g. Tilakama帽jar墨. The feudatories seem
(cihnaka)
to be putting on a sort of an emblem/on their crests as a
distinguishing mark.
A golden staff (kanaka-danda) or a golden cane was
carried by the door-keepers and forerunners of royal digni-
taries.31
1 26. TM(N),P鈥�153 (12ff.) - 啶溹ぞ啶え啷嵿い啷� 啶膏啶ム啶苦い啶� 啶灌た啶ぞ啶傕ざ啷佮ぎ啶灌じ啶� 啶多啶掂啶むぞ啶く啷�
啶曕え啶曕う啶｀啶∴啶∴啶∴ぞ啶ぐ 啶ぞ啶ム啶� 啶涏い啷嵿ぐ [j膩yante sthagit膩 him膩峁兣泆mahasa岣� 艣vet膩yayai
kanakada峁囜笉o岣嶀笉膩mara m膩thura chatra] 鈥�啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ 啶侧ぞ啶た啶� 啶啶班ぇ啶距え啶� 啶掂ぐ啷嬥ぇ 啶膏啶ㄠ啶︵ぐ啷�啶た啶�
啶啶班ぇ啶距え啶距さ啶班啶�
[ma峁囜笉a l膩bhi岣� pradh膩n膩 varodha sundar墨bhi岣�
辫谤补诲丑腻苍腻惫补谤辞诲丑补
] 27. ibia;,p.343 (14拢f.) 啶呧啶班啶氞啶� 啶むじ啷嵿く啶距 啶曕え啶� 啶曕啶粪啶む啶班啷嵿啶む啶班啶距ぎ啶班ぞ啶︵た 啶班ぞ啶溹啶ぞ-
啶侧ぁ啶曕ぞ啶� 啶膏啶氞た啶� 啶す啷嬥う啶� 啶す啶距う啷囙さ啷� 啶う啷� [akarocca tasy膩岣� kanaka k峁tracchatrac膩mar膩di r膩jy膩-
la岣峚k膩ra s奴cita mahodaya mah膩dev墨 pad] 鈥�啶え啷嵿ぇ啶 啷�
[bandham |
] ; 159(19ff.)..
啶嗋啶膏さ啷嵿く啶 啶む啶班啶оぞ啶班 啶膏啶曕え啷嵿ぇ啶掂た啶ㄠ啶じ啷嵿い 啶掂ぞ啶す啶� 啶班い 啶曕た啶膏げ啷嵿く啶� 啶啶く啶む 啶膏げ啷�啶� 啶啶栢啶� 啶ぞ啶�-
啶多啶掂啶むぞ啶むお啶む啶班啶� 啶掂ぞ啶班た啶むぞ 啶むお啶距ぎ啷嵿イ
啶氞ぞ啶ぐ 啶曕げ啶距お啶� 啶
[膩峁僺avyaye tredh膩r墨 skandhavinyasta v膩maha峁� rata kisaly膩 mubhayata岣� sal墨la mukhya m膩na-
艣vet膩tapatre峁嘺 v膩rit膩 tap膩m|
c膩mara kal膩p膩 m
] 28. ibid.,p.6(3) 啶嗋啷�啶班啶｀ぞ 啶むた啶侧 啶膏ぐ啷嬥啶曕げ啷囙ざ啶氞啶涏 啶む啶班ぞ啶︵た啶た啶班啶侧ぞ啶炧啶涏啶ㄠ啶�
啶膏啶啶� 啶掂た啶ぞ啶掂啶ぎ啶距え 啶膏啶� 啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶掂ぐ啷嵿い啶� 啶侧啷嵿し啶｀啶� 啶啶班い啶苦啷嵿し啶｀き啶掂げ啷嬥啷嵿く
啶呧さ啶さ啶多啶班た啶ぎ啷�-- [膩k墨r峁嚹� tila岣� sarojakale艣acch tr膩dibhirl膩帽chnai岣�
sphu峁璦 vibh膩vyam膩na sakala cakravarti lak峁峁噊峁� pratik峁峁嘺bhavalokya
补惫补测补惫补艣谤颈测补尘--] 1
77(19拢拢.).
啶膏啶ㄠ啶�
--
[蝉奴苍辞岣�
--
] ";
29. 1hid.,p.245 (128拢.) 4 啶嗋啶 啶夃お啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶� 啶啶班い啶苦お啶侧じ啶曕げ 啶膏啶曕啶ぞ啶班ぞ啶掂く啶掂ぞ 啶が啷嵿
啶氞啷嵿ぐ 啶氞ぞ啶啷嵿啷� 啶溹ぞ啶ㄠ 啶曕ぞ啶班ぞ啶た 啶班啶侧啶が啶灌啶た啶班啷嵿啶苦え啷嵿え啶ㄠた啶啶ㄠぞ啶た啶� 啶啶班ざ啶膏啶� 啶侧啶栢ぞ啶た啶班啶侧ぞ啶炧啶涏た啶む
- 啶う啶距え啷嬥 啶ざ啷嵿げ啶苦ぎ -- [膩gam墨 upram膩峁嘺 pratipalasakala sukum膩r膩vayav膩 mabja
cakra c膩macch j膩nu k膩r膩bhi rajalpabahubhiracchinnanimn膩bhi岣� pra艣asta lekh膩bhirl膩帽chito
- pad膩no峁� pa艣lima -- ] 1
30. ibid., p.116(11).
/ 31. ibid.,p.403(1); 80(13).
