Essay name: Manasollasa (study of Arts and Sciences)
Author:
Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit
This essay in English studies the Manasollasa authored by Someshvara III, representing an ancient encyclopedic work encompassing over 8,000 Sanskrit verses. The text addresses diverse topics like polity, political sciences, architecture, jurisprudence, iconography, idol-making, and various arts and sciences such as mathematics.
Chapter 6 - Manasollasa: the first Encyclopaedia
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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that women of different ages enter the hall or Asthana
finely dressed and richly adorned with ornaments of gold
and jewels. Someśvara says that ladies from Kuntala,
Drāviḍa, Mahārāṣṭra, Andhra, and Gujarata are to attend
the court.
After the entry of the ladies of the harem and other
invited women, comes all the Princes modestly bowing to
41 the king and take their respective seats in front of him.
Then, in the same way the Yuvaraja comes modestly bowing
to the king and takes his seat near the king. The
Purohita (priest) dressed in white takes his seat near
the princes. Then comes the Amatya, Mantri, Saciva, etc.
who form part of the second of the seven Angas i.e. limbs
of administration. They sit in their proper places when
ordered by the king. Then come the Mandaladh Isvaras i.e.
Governors of districts or provinces.
Further Samantamatyakas
i.e. the feudatory princes or their ministers, are required
to sit in front of the king to the right and left in their
places as ordered by the king. Then enters all the division
41. प्रतिरूपगुणाकारैरलङ्कारैरलङ्कृता� �
कुमारा विनयोपेताः प्रणम्� जनकं नृपम� ||
आसंन� � यथोद्दिष्ट� यथार्ह� पृथिवीभुजा �
उपविष्टा�
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[pratirūpaguṇākārairalaṅkārairalaṅkṛtā� |
kumārā vinayopetā� praṇamya janaka� nṛpam ||
āsaṃne ca yathoddiṣṭe yathārha� pṛthivībhujā |
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पुरोभागे नातिदूरे मनस्विनः
[purobhāge nātidūre manasvina�
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