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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i 654 usual courtesy to the members gathered, adjourned the meeting
and, probably after evening worship and supper, proceeded
49 to the harem and passed his night with the queens. The
daily routine of a prince also was almost the same except
that after the evening worship (s膩ndhya-vidhi), he went to
the topmost storey of his palace and passed his time in
various types of discussions in company of his princely
50 companions till it was time to go to bed.
(7) CARE OF A PRINCE AND HIS TRAINING :-
Since kingship was generally hereditary, meticulous
care was taken in proper protection, education and develop-
ment of the prince. In his childhood the prince was consta-
ntly looked after by carefully selected youthful nurses who
had recently delivered and were free from any physical or
mental affliction, and who were closely screened as to their
51 high trustworthiness.
The education of a prince was intended to train him
up as a future king and consisted of rigorous training in
various arts like music, painting, dancing, literature etc.,
49. TM(N), pp.71-72.
50. ibid., p.237(8ff.).
51. ibid,, p. 78 (7拢拢鈥� ) -- 啶むい啷嵿啶距げ啷嬥お啶溹ぞ啶� 啶啶班じ啶掂ぞ啶た啶班き啶苦え啶� 啶啶掂え啷嬥お啶氞た啶� 啶ぐ啶苦ぎ啶｀啶∴げ -
啶膏啶むえ啷�啶た啶班さ啷嵿く [tatk膩lopaj膩ta prasav膩bhirabhinava yauvanopacita parima峁囜笉ala -
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啶ㄠた啶啶｀ぎ 啶掂ぇ啷冟い啶距き啶苦ぇ啶距え啷�啶た啶班え啶掂ぐ啶� 啶啶啶班啶ぎ啶距ぃ啶膏啶�... [yog膩dibhirdu岣� khai ra nupatapt膩bhir膩pta tath膩
nipu峁嘺ma vadh峁泃膩bhidh膩n墨bhiranavarata mupacaryam膩峁嘺sya... ] 1
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