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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Dhanap膩la has proved an adept at using his poetic
fancy (utprek峁Ｄ�) to the aesthetic benefit and in total sym-
pathy with the prevalent poetic relish or sentiment at iha
a given point in the narration. It can easily be noticed
that he has exhibited his skill and propriety in harnessing
all types of poetic conceits, viz., Svarupotprek峁Ｄ�, Hetut-
prek峁Ｄ� and Phalotprek峁Ｄ�. And his Utpreks膩s are at times in-
terwoven with many other figures of speech such as Anupr膩sa,
Yamaka, Upam膩, R奴paka, Sam膩sokti and others.
The following specimens of poetic fancies (utprek峁Ｄ乻)
would amply testify to the poetic genius of Dhanap膩la as
they are marked by contexual harmony and sympathetic depict-
ion. Thus, the lustre, the impending fall from the heaven
and the consequent dejection are suggestively foreboded in
the course of the long description of the Vaimanika god Jva-
lanaprabha by means of apt poetic conceits, as in
啶︵啶掂ぞ啶班う啷囙ざ啷� 啶澿啶苦い啶� 啶︵い啷嵿い啶︵ぐ啷嵿ざ啶ㄠぎ
啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶膏啶むぎ啷嵿が啶じ啷嵿い 啶多た啶栢ぐ 啶ぐ啷嵿く啶膏啶むじ啷傕ぐ啷嵿く啶た啶� 啶︵た啶掂じ啶�
啶啶むじ啶傕す啶苦啷囙く啶た啶� 啶ぞ啶班啶掂啶掂ぃ啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶苦啶距お啶熰げ啶�
啶膏ぎ啷佮お啶溹ぞ啶むう啷嵿さ啶距う啶多ぞ啶班啶｀啶︵く啶た啶�
啶囙え啷嵿う啷佮ぎ啶｀啶∴げ啶距き啶苦ぎ啷佮啷� -
啶む啶班た啶多げ啶え啶苦く啷� 啶掂た啶啶椸ぞ-
啶多啶班啶た啶班た啶� 啶膏啶溹啶溹げ啷囙 啶曕げ啷嵿ぎ啶距ぃ啶苦い啷囙え 啶曕げ啷嵿お啶むぐ啷佮お啶侧啶侧さ啶氞ぞ啶班啶｀ぞ 啶氞ぐ啶｀く啷囙え
啶啶むぎ啶距え啶� --- 啶啶班た啶ぞ啶く啷嬥ぇ啶� 啶ぐ啶苦ぐ啶啶ざ啶傕じ啶苦き啶苦 啶啶ム啶侧お啶班た啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶侧啶班啶︵た啶掂啶�-
啶氞え啷嵿う啶ㄠぐ啶膏じ啷嵿い啶啷堗 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿啶氞啶さ啶ㄠじ啷佮げ啶 啶灌啶︵く啶︵啷嵿く啷佮ぐ啶苦い啶班じ啷佮ぐ啶た啶班啶掂え啶お啶� 啶ぞ 啶啶∴く啷�-
啶︵た啶むた 啶啶о啶︵啶ぞ 啶膏ぎ啶距啶班啶む啶班啶苦げ啶ぞ啶｀た啶ぞ啶膏 啶多ざ啶苦ぎ啶｀啶∴げ啷堗ぐ啶苦さ啶距ぇ啶苦し啷嵿啶苦い啶掂-
啶膏啶ムげ啶距き啷嬥啶�,
啶氞啶∴ぞ啶班い啷嵿え啷囙え 啶ぞ啶掂た啶膏啶班げ啶曕啶粪啶啶掂た啶ㄠぞ啶多じ啷傕啶ㄠぞ啶�
啶曕啶むじ 啶傕え啶苦ぇ啷嵿く啷囙え啷嬥い啷嵿お啶距い啶膏啶班啶ぎ啶｀啶∴げ啷囙え啷囙さ 啶膏啷�啶侧啶� 啶曕げ啶苦い啷� 啶ぞ啶傕啶�,
[dv膩rade艣e jhagiti dattadar艣anama
brahmastambamasta 艣ikhara paryastas奴ryamiva divasama
bh奴tasa峁僪ikeyamiva p膩rvva峁嘺candrik膩pa峁璦lama
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induma峁囜笉al膩bhimukh墨 -
tri艣alabaniyo viyog膩-
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botam膩nama --- priy膩payodhara parirambha艣a峁僺ibhi岣� p峁泃hulaparima峁囜笉alerdivya-
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c奴岣嵞乺atnena bh膩visuralak峁墨vin膩艣as奴can膩ya
k峁泃asa 峁僴idhyenotp膩tas奴ryama峁囜笉aleneva sak墨lena kalito m膩峁僩ama,
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