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.
Appendix 1 - The oldest and the other manuscripts of the Tilakamanjari
166 (of 173)
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(7,20;57,17;24,13); his carrying away of the products like
Air膩vata, Parijata and etc. at the time of the Great Churn-
ing of the ocean(54,17); Indra's fear at the penance by
others and his attempts at disturbing it by means of encha-
ments (24,13) and enticements through Apsar膩s (371,1ff.);
refernce to his wife as Pulomaduhit膩 (43,11) and to his
son Jayant (43,10) attended by Sankrandana (105,14ff.).
Kubera as Vaisrava峁嘺 (23,21); his lordship of the
heavenly treasures (57,22ff,); his direction (242,8).
Kinnaras as Ki峁僷urusas (41,4) having horses' mouths
(240,13) and singing to the accompaniment of fluit (57,13ff)
and being prevented from singing by the Siddhas (41,3).
Gandharvas and their musical concerts (41,2).
Tumburu and his playing the lute in the G膩ndh膩ra-gr膩ma
(42,10ff.;57,13).
Reference to Pavana, the Wind-god (308,18).
Yak峁s engaged in drinking feast in the creeper-bowers
in heavenly gardens (41,4)%;B referred to by the name Guhyaka
(59,18).
Yama as Dharmar膩ja (24,10), as the Lord of the Pitrs
(308,15) as the Arch-Annihilator or K峁泃anta (52,9); his
messengers (40,22); and his terrible roar of wrath (86,9).
Yami as the daughter of Vaivasvata (120,19).路
Y膩tudh膩na (56,11).
Yogini(87,4)looking out for royal skulls in the battle
fields.
