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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advance hints, he could sustain the suspense successfully
to the ultimate delight of, and consequent applause from,
the aud臈ence.
And see the poet's versatile art in slyly inserting
the prediction by Muni Mah膩yasas about the union of Gandha-
176 177
rvadatta with her kith and kin, which in turn proves to
be the vital key to unlock the otherwise closed fate of
the so far impossible union of Samaraketu and Malayasundari
The poet is conscious enough to point out to some of the
minor missing links in the story disclosed so far and to
178 the solutions thereof, and this in turn is meant to fur-
ther enkindle the curiosity of the audience: And hardly
would the audience remember that the result of the mission
entrusted by Vicitravi虈rya to Citralekh膩 to verify the iden-
tity of Gandharvadatt膩, 179 has already been disclosed to them
long bacl :
180 The faint memories of Malayasundari slightly stirred
at the sight of the temple of Mah膩v墨ra at Ratnak奴ta serve
181 176. TM (N),p.273, (1ff.) :-- 啶むい啷嵿お啷嵿ぐ啶膏啶� 啶啶ㄠぐ啶距う啶苦ざ 啶曕う啶� 啶さ啶苦し啷嵿く啶むた 啶
啶膏ぎ啶距啶 啶え啷嵿ぇ啷佮き啶苦啷� 啶す啶距き啶距啷� 啶う啶� 啶むさ啷囙く啶ぞ啶啶粪啶い啷� 啶︵啶灌た啶むぞ - 啶囙い啷嵿く啶距う啶� 啶曕た啶お啷嵿く啶掂ぞ啶︵啶む 啷�
[tatpras墨da punar膩di艣a kad膩 bhavi峁ati me
sam膩gamo bandhubhi岣 mah膩bh膩ge yad膩 taveyam膩yu峁at墨 duhit膩 - ity膩di kimapyav膩d墨t |
] 177. ibid.,p.274(5拢拢.): 啶う啶� 啶膏ぞ 啶膏い啷嵿く啶啶� 啶掂い啷嵿じ啶� 啶椸え啷嵿ぇ啶班啶掂う啶む啶むぞ 啶むい啶�
啶呧じ啷嵿く啶� 啶忇さ啶� 啶げ啶� 啶膏啶ㄠ啶︵ぐ啷嵿く啶距さ啶苦さ啶距す, 啶膏ぎ啶啶�, 啶く啷堗さ 啶啶班じ啷嵿い啷佮い啶� 啶膏ぞ啶оく啶苦い啶� 啷�
[yadi s膩 satyameva vats膩 gandharvadatt膩 tata岣�
asy膩 eva峁� malaya sundary膩viv膩ha, samayo峁�, mayaiva prastuta岣� s膩dhayit膩 |
] 178. ibid.,p.273(15-19).
179. ibid.,p.274(3ff.).
180. see supra ft. nt. 172.
181. 1bid.,p.275(5拢拢.):- 啶︵啶粪啶熰ぎ啶苦く啶た啶む啶� 啶啶班ぞ, 啶膏啶掂た啶むぎ啶苦こ 啶さ啶距え啷嵿い啶班, [d峁涐梗峁璦miyabhitra p奴r膩, sevitami岣穉 bhav膩ntare, ] "
啶曕ぞ啶班た啶むぎ啶苦さ啶距い啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠぞ
啶ぐ啶苦ぎ啶侧た啶むぎ啶苦さ 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啷嵿さ啶曕ぞ啶� 啶さ啶侧啶曕啶� 啶啶班啶� 啶灌啶︵ [办腻谤颈迟补尘颈惫腻迟尘补苍腻
parimalitamiva sarvvak膩la mavalokya pr墨ta h峁沝] 鈥屸赌�啶ぞ 啶啶班ぞ啶膏ぞ啶︵ぎ啷�-- [y膩 pr膩s膩dam--] 1
啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶曕ぞ啶侧ぎ啶掂げ啷嬥啷嵿く
[蝉补谤惫补办腻濒补尘补惫补濒辞办测补
]
