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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The fancies heralding the welfare bade to Samaraketu by
Nature when he started for Hat Vait膩岣峢ya in search of Hari-
v膩hana, are beautifully appropriate, as in :
啶呧え啶掂ぐ 啶む 啶むぞ啶侧ぞ啶膏啶ぞ啶侧た啶む啶啶侧き啶苦さ啶苦き啶苦 啶膏ぐ啶じ啶傕ぎ啶距す啶ㄠ啶ぎ啶距え啶啶班じ啷嵿ぅ啶距え-
啶啶椸げ啶む啶班啶� 啶囙さ 啶曕え啶曕ぐ啶距が啶苦き啶苦, 啶呧え啶苦げ啶氞げ啶苦い啶多ぞ啶栢ぞ啶椸啶班啶侧た啶むじ啶苦い啶曕げ啶苦啷囙 啶多た啶班じ啶� 啶掂た啶оた-
啶啶ぎ啶距ぃ啶距お啶距い啶曕ぃ 啶多啶� 啶掂え啶膏啶い啶苦き啶苦, 啶啶椸じ啶傕啶掂啶侧啶侧た啶むげ啶むぞ啶栢ぃ啷嵿ぁ啷嬥ぁ啷�啶ぎ 啶ㄠ 啶ぇ啷嵿う-
啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶侧 啶о啶掂え啶掂た啶灌ぞ啶班き啷嵿く啶ぞ啶� 啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶樴啶� 啶囙さ 啶ぇ啷佮啶�, 啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶粪う啶班啶多え 啶ㄠた啶膏ぐ啷嵿啶曕ぞ啶むぐ啷� -
啶む啶掂ぐ啶苦い啶う啶啷嵿ぐ啶む 啶げ啶距く啶ぞ啶ㄠぐ啷佮お啶︵た啶多啶ぎ啶距え啶ぞ啶班啶� 啶� 啶げ啷嵿げ啶苦啶� 啶啶膏啶むい啷嵿い啶｀え啶苦お啷�-
啶むぞ啶｀き啶苦ぐ啷佮啷�啶｀ 啶膏ぐ啷嬥さ啶班ぞ啶掂た啶班げ啶む啶｀じ啷嵿い啶啶啶掂げ啶ㄠぞ啶班啶ムぎ啶ㄠ啶掂啶侧ぎ啶掂え啶た啶むぎ啷傕ぐ啷嵿し啷�啶
啶う啷嵿ぎ啷� 啶う啷� 啶膏お啷嵿ぐ啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啶� 啶啶班ぃ啶啶ぎ啶距え 啶囙さ 啶啶班ぞ啶栢じ啷嵿ぅ啶苦い啷堗ぐ啷嵿さ啶ㄠす啶班た啶｀ ( [anavara taka t膩l膩sph膩litakapolabhivibhi岣� sarabhasa峁僲膩hanyam膩naprasth膩na-
ma峁僩alat奴rya iva kanakar膩bibhi岣�, anilacalita艣膩kh膩gragalitasitakalike岣� 艣irasi vidhi-
pyam膩峁嚹乸膩taka峁嘺 艣va vanaspatibhi岣�, ma峁僩asa峁僩avellitalat膩kha峁囜笉o岣嵞珁ama ne badhda-
ma峁囜笉ala峁� dhvanavih膩rabhyam膩峁嘺 brahmagho峁 iva madhukara, m膩nu峁dar艣ana nisargak膩tare -
tvaritapadamagrata岣� pal膩yam膩narupadi艣yam膩nam膩rga va mallik膩 postatta峁嘺nip墨-
t膩峁嘺bhiruc墨峁嘺岣� sarovar膩viralat峁涐箛astambakavalan膩rthamanuvelamavanamitam奴r峁Ｄ玝ha岣�
padme pade sapradak峁峁嘺峁� pra峁嘺myam膩na iva pr膩khasthitairvanahari峁嘺岣� (] 209,1611.).
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The golden lotuses offered to the image of Lord Jina are
fancied to be the faces of the water deities, as in :
啶むい啷嵿お啶距ぃ啶距お啷嵿ぐ啶むた啶啶о啶︵ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶啶оぞ啶ㄠう啷� 啶班啶оた啶曕ぞ 啶溹げ啶︵啶掂い啶距え啶距ぎ啷�啶︵ぐ啶距ぃ啶啶班さ啷冟啷嵿啶距啶｀た-
啶曕啶班啶啶� 啶啶班い啶苦が啶苦ぎ啷嵿が啶班た啶� 啶膏き啷嬥啶侧ぞ啶︵啶粪啶曕啶む啶� 啶曕え啶曕ぞ啶班さ啶苦え啷嵿う啷囙
( [tatp膩峁嚹乸ratibudhd膩n膩mudh膩nad墨 rdhik膩 jaladevat膩n膩m墨dar膩峁嘺prav峁沰k膩ka峁噄-
kairmukha pratibimbariva sabhojal膩du峁峁泃e岣� kanak膩ravinde岣�
(] 255,6ff.).
The rays of the Moon falling on the body of the love-lorn
Samaraketu are aptly and picturesquely fancied to be the
blades of spears, as in :
啶溹ぞ啶侧ぞ啶ㄠ啶むぐ啶ㄠた啶ぞ啶むた啶た啶班啶多啶ㄠた啶曕 啶啶班ぞ啶膏啷嵿じ啶苦ぐ啷堗ぐ啶苦さ 啶灌た啶ぞ啶傕ざ啷佮え啶� 啶灌え啷嵿く啶ぞ啶ㄠ --
( [j膩l膩ntaranip膩tibhira峁兣泆nika岣� pr膩saksirairiva him膩峁兣泆n膩 hanyam膩na岣� --
(] 324,7ff.).
The advent of the night is fancied in the following manners:
啶︵啶粪啶熰た啶掂た啶班す啶苦い啷囙さ 啶膏啶粪啶熰た啶班た啶ㄠ啶︵啶班た啶ぞ啶｀ぞ啶啶︵ぎ啶� 啶掂啶い 啷� 啶班じ啶距い啶侧啶︵ぐ啶椸い啶� 啶灌さ啶距ざ啶距-
[d峁涐梗峁璱virahiteva s峁涐梗峁璱rindriy膩峁嚹乵udam膩 vyata | ras膩talodaragat膩 hav膩艣膩峁�-
] 銇欍仚
啶え啷嵿い 啶曕啷佮き啶冟イ 啶膏ぎ啷佮う啷嵿ぐ啶溹げ啶啷嵿え啷囙さ 啶膏ぎ啶︵啶多啶い 啶す啷� 啷� ( [yanta kakubha岣 samudrajalamagneva samad峁浥泍ata mah墨 | (] 351,12pt.).
路 The sudden joy and the pleasant touch at the unexpected app-
earance of Gandharvaka from the lap of Harivahana at the
