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.
Chapter 14 - Political data
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calamities; prosperity, disputations, acquisition of wealth,
56 secret parleys, festivals etc..
(8) GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AND SERVANTS :-
Dhanapala has mentioned a number of designations of
government officers. It is not easy to exactly determine
the actual distinction in the executive function of each
of them, and many of the designations seem to be rather sy-
nonymous.
The following terms have been used for various types
of ministers: Pradh膩na-mantri (62,18), Mah膩mantri (402,10),
Mantri (271,4), Pradh膩na-saciva (99,4), Saciva (424,18),
Pradh膩na-buddhi-saciva (401,18), Buddhi-saciva (232,16)
and Narma-saciva (15,4;272,16).
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A feudatory in charge of a province was called Ma艐-
岣峚l膩dhipati (321,5), while the one in charge of a district
was called Mah膩s膩manta (62,18). Head of a locality of a
village was called Gogadhipa (117,20).
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The designations of treasury officers were Ratna-ko峁Ｄ�-
dhyak峁 (81,20; 395,6), and Pradh膩na-ratn膩dhyak峁 (63,10).
A number of military officers and other ranks of di-
fferent categories are mentioned, such as Senapati (82,5;
86,3; 86,17; 192,1), Sen膩dhipa (89,5; 93,10), Sen膩n墨 (91,11),
56. TM(N),p.102(14ff.).
