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
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daughter of Daitya and Kaustubha (122,7); Kamala(43,9).
His AVATARAS: Vamana or Trivikrama (240,13ff.) and
his encounter with Bali (2,183203,7) the son of Viro-
cana (214,15); Var膩ha (15,17;15,20;121,17ff.;233,19)in
relation to Hirany膩k峁 (121,17ff.); Matsya (121,21)
rescuing the Vedas (146,9); K奴rma 15,17;121,18) and
his connection with Mandara (121,18ff.).
30. VAITARA峁喣�, the long and wide river beyond death(47,4).
31. 艢IVA: as Adideva (37,5); Vi峁m膩k峁 (24,20)36,19);
艣奴lap膩ni (12,2ff.); Tryambaka, his mass of twisted
hair and the Trim膩rg膩,i.e. Ganges (43,23;211,19ff.)
Is膩na (23,17ff.) and the g digit of the moon on his.
crest (17,18;23,17ff.;121,14;225,223313,6); Sipivi峁ａ弓a
(334,17); N墨lakantha (351,10) and the K膩lak奴ta poison
(334,16;351,10;122,6;233,22ff.); Mah膩k膩la (192,4ff.),
Mah膩bhairava (14,10ff.) with his boisterous laughter
(14,10;84,19ff.;101,1;203,6;247,60), elephant-hide,
and galand of human skulls (14,10ff.); reducing Cupid
to ashes (12,2ff.;23,16ff.;104,50f.;162,22;266,19ff.)
by the fire from the third eye (104,5ff.;23,16ff.;266,
19ff.;162,22); being won over by the youthful charm
of P膩rvat墨 (24,20); reference to the Ardhan膩ri艣vara
form (137,10;253,5); Khandapara艣u and his T盲ndava
(87,10;239,6); enmity and fight with the demon Andhaka
