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.
Chapter 15 - The Tilakamanjari as a Prose Poetic work
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* 809 啶呧え啷佮じ啶班げ啶多た啶班ぞ啶︵ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶ㄠた啶氞た啶む啶� 啶ㄠた啶多啶氞啶む啶啶氞啶涏啶班ぞ啶ぎ啷傕ぐ啷嵿ぇ啷嵿さ啶侧啶曕じ啷嵿く 啶膏啶椸啶灌啶むぞ啶ㄠ啶�-
啶班啷嵿啷佮え啷堗さ啷嬥お啶侧き啷嵿く啶ぞ啶｀啶� 啶椸啶ㄠじ啷�啶啶侧啶侧啶樴え啶� 啶溹啶樴ぞ 啶︵啶掂た啶むく啷囙え 啶ㄠた啶班え啷嵿い啶班ぐ啷傕あ啶掂た啶むい-
啶掂啶班い啶むた啶溹ぞ啶侧く啶げ啶むぞ啶� 啶多た啶栢ぐ 啶ㄠた啶粪ぃ啷嵿ぃ啶た啶� 啶︵啶多啶ぎ啶距え啶�
[anusarala艣ir膩da峁囜笉anicitena ni艣cetumucchr膩yam奴rdhvalokasya sa峁僩峁沨墨t膩neka-
rajjunaivopalabhyam膩峁噀na gaganas墨molla峁僩han膩 ja峁僩h膩 dvitayena nirantarar奴岣峢avitata-
vratatij膩layamalat膩la 艣ikhara ni峁峁囜箛amiva d峁浥泍am膩nama
] The depth of his belly-pit and the ugliness of his che-
st are brought out in the following phrases 454
啶げ啶啶班さ啶距す啶ぞ啶熰げ啶ぞ 啶掂啶むぐ啶｀啶膏ぐ啶苦い啷嵿じ啶侧た啶� 啶掂啶｀た啶曕啶啶� 啶啶ム啶侧う啷�啶班啶樴く啶� 啶膏啶え啷嵿い啶�-
啶む啶班ぞ啶侧啷佮ぞ啶苦啷佮す啶班 [malaprav膩hap膩峁璦lay膩 vaitara峁嚹玸aritsalila ve峁噄kyaiva p峁泃hulad墨rghay膩 s墨manti-
迟补办补谤腻濒补办耻啶距た办耻丑补谤补峁�] '啶ぞ啶むぞ啶侧ぎ啷�, 啶嗋ぐ啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶啶啶侧ざ啷嵿く啶距ぎ啶い啶苦啷冟ざ啶むく啶� 啶曕ぞ啶じ啷嵿く 啶︵啶班う啶班啶多た啶む -
啶ㄠ啶ㄠい啷�啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶ぐ啷嵿ざ啷佮啶距え啶距ぎ啶ㄠ啶むぐ啶距げ啶︵啶班啶｀啶粪 啶ㄠた啶︵啶班ぞ啶ぎ啶距ぃ 啶多た啶多啶膏ぐ啷�啶膏啶 啶膏 啶囙啶むた啶ぞ啶班啶�-
啶ㄠた啶班啶椸い啶距さ啶苦ぐ啶侧さ啶苦ぃ啶曕え啷嵿う啶侧 啶膏ぞ啶溹ぞ啶︵た啶掂ぞ啶� 啶啶む啶班ぎ啷佮ぐ啶� 啶啶班う啷囙ざ啶� 啶︵ぐ啷嵿ざ啶え啷嵿い啶�,
[p膩t膩lam, 膩rdrapakapa峁璦la艣y膩mamatik峁浥沘tay膩 k膩yasya d奴radar艣ito -
nnat墨n膩峁� par艣uk膩n膩mantar膩ladro峁嚹梗u nidr膩yam膩峁嘺 艣i艣usar墨s峁沺a峁� s墨 igatim膩rga-
nirgat膩viralavi峁嘺kandala峁� s膩j膩div膩gha pautramura岣� prade艣a峁� dar艣ayantama,
] 1 The picture becomes terribly realistic when the poet
describes in the following words how the Vet膩la was holding
a living Vet膩la-worshipper by his neck in his left arm-pit,
was cutting pieces out of his body with scissors in his right
hand, and was devouring his flesh with his sharp teeth and
enjoy酶ng it with his grinding jaws 455
啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啷囙え 啶� 啶啶班い啶苦啷嵿し啶� 啶掂啶ぞ啶ぞ啶班た啶むえ啶苦ざ啶苦い啶� 啶掂た啶曕啶� 啶掂ぞ啶啶距え啷嵿い啶�-
啶多た啶啶む啶ㄠ啶оぐ啶膏啶� 啶︵啶⑧え啶苦 啶о啶掂え啶苦啶多啶掂ぞ啶膏え啶苦ぐ啷嵿啶い啷嵿さ啶距う啶о啶掂ぐ啶ざ啷屶ぐ啶苦さ 啶むい-
啶︵い啶苦啶曕ぐ啷佮ぃ啶え啷嵿い啶� 啶曕啶班え啷嵿う啶む 啶︵啶ㄠた啶� 啶げ啶曕啶ぞ啶｀啶距い啶膏啶� 啶掂啶むぞ啶侧じ啶距ぇ啶曕じ啷嵿く 啶膏ぞ啶оた啶�-
啶啶班啶о啶掂ぎ啷佮い啷嵿じ啶班啶い啶� 啶ぐ啶苦さ啶班ぞ啶多啶掂た啶粪さ啶︵え 啶掂た啶粪お啶距啶曕啶� 啶椸ぞ啶む啶班お啶苦ざ啶苦い啶啶む啶曕啶む啶� 啶む啶曕啶む啶�
啶曕 啶曕ざ啷� 啶う啶傕ざ啶ざ啷嵿え啶ㄠ啶む 啶曕さ啶侧た啶むお啶苦ざ啶苦い啶� 啶ぞ啶膏 啶氞げ啷囙え 啶曕お啶苦げ啶むぞ啶膏啶掂た啶ぞ啶�-
啶︵ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶む啶班た啶啶掂え啷嬥う啶班啶距ぐ啶苦ぃ啷�啶ㄠぞ啶啶苦ぐ啶氞た啶｀ぞ啶ぞ啶班が啷嵿ぇ啶膏啶溹啶炧ぞ啶膏ぎ啶� 啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶ㄠ啶�
[dak峁峁噀na ca pratik峁峁嘺 vy膩p膩ritani艣itaka vikena v膩mak膩ntara-
艣iptakandharasya d峁涐笉hanie dhvani岣ヅ泇膩sanirgamatv膩dadhvarapa艣auriva tata-
dati峁僰aru峁嘺manta岣� krandato dacani岣� phalak峁沺膩峁嘺gh膩tasya vait膩las膩dhakasya s膩dhita-
m奴rdhvamutsarpat膩 parivar膩艣墨vi峁vadana vi峁p膩kakaina g膩trapi艣itamutk峁泃ya tk峁泃ya
k墨 ka艣墨 pada峁兣沘ma艣nanta峁� kavalitapi艣itaca y膩saca calena kapilat膩sa峁僾ibh膩ga-
d膩n膩ya tribhuvanodarac膩ri峁嚹玭膩maciraci峁嚹乵膩rabdhasa峁僯帽膩sam膩 v膩nenaiva
] 454. TM(N),搂.47(3拢f.) / 455. ibid.,p.47(13ff.).
