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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Grief of separation was calculated to inspire one
to do good works in order Im/
[to reap good results in future.
145 Love was believed to last
beyond the present life and endure till numerous births
and it was possible that one may be united with one's be-
146 loved in future births. A young girl, when united with
a lover of her choice, believed it more due to the merit
accumulated through numerous past births, penances perform-
ed for thousands of years, and blessings showered by divine
147 beings, rather than by mere accident.
Mothers aspired to bear sons capable of growing into
unrivalled brave warriors. 148
It seems, in actual practice and day-to-day life,
people gave more importance to worldly wealth in disregard
to good qualities.
149 (8)SUPERSTISTIONS:-
A tacit acceptance of the hand of the unknown or my-
sterious influencing the course of human fate was a notable
feature of popular beliefs of the times. Various traditional
145. TM(N),p.44(20) -- 1923:2918511-54
啶掂た啶班す 啶︵啶冟啷� 啶︵啶掂啶椸ぞ啶氞啶� 啶啶班さ啶班啶む啶ムぞ 啶ぅ啶距ざ啶曕啶むた 啶曕啶多げ啶�-
啶掂ぞ啶啶むた啶膏ぞ啶о啷� 啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶｀た ---
[viraha du岣ho dveg膩cca pravarteth膩 yath膩艣akti ku艣al膩-
v膩ptis膩dhake karma峁噄 ---
] 146. ibid.,p.44(21ff.).
147. ibid.,p.312(18ff.).
148. ibid., p.58(19)/
149. ibaap.15 (15ff.) 啶︵啶班さ啷嵿く啶膏啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶оぞ啶ㄠ啶 啶椸啶｀ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶啶� 啶膏ぐ啷嵿啶� 啶ぞ啶掂 ... |
[dravyasya pr膩dh膩nya峁� gu峁嚹乶膩mupa sarjana bh膩va岣� ... |
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