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 15 - The Tilakamanjari as a Prose Poetic work
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The consequents (anu-bh膩va) depicted here are : perspira-
tion (sveda), horripilation (romanca) and curling of eye-
brows (bhr奴bhanga). The dominant emotion (sth膩yi-bh膩va),
viz., affection (rati) is indicated through various referen-
ces to excellent postures of coition (utk峁泂ta-kara峁嘺-prayoga),
sprinkling of water by the queens, reconciliation of the
beloveds and competition with the queens in fulfilling the
yearnings (dohada) of plants in the harem gardens. The eva-
nescent feelings (samcari-bhava) referred to are: excite-
ment (avesa), indignation (manyu), anguish (santapa), jea-
losy (Ir峁膩), affected anger in love-making (pra峁嘺ya-kopa)
and perplexed smile (vailak峁a艣h膩艣a).
While describing how, on completion of his penance.
for propitiation of the Goddess 艣r墨, King Meghav膩hana went
to the harem, adorned Queen Madir膩vati with his own hands,
embraced her and passed his night with her, the poet exhi-
bits his sense of decorum when he describes the incident
very briefly thus ?14
g莽at a fazaifa膜otut gqut gfazafaatz蓴utt 脿陋 脿陇-
啶椸啶班す啶｀啶� 啶む啶多啶� 啶むい啷嵿啶距げ啶ぞ 啶掂た啶班啶啶む 啶啶班た啶お啷嵿ぐ啷囙ぎ啶距い啶苦ざ啶啶ㄠ啶き啶苦 啶膏啶ぐ啶掂た啶曕ぞ啶� 啶掂た啶椸啶�-
啶むぐ啶� 啶啶う啶班啶多え啶距 啶膏啶︵啶⑧ぎ啶距ざ啷嵿げ啶苦し啷嵿く 啶多く啶ㄠ啶ぎ啶ㄠく啶� 啷� 啶むい啷嵿ぐ啷堗さ 啶� 啶むく啶� 啶膏す 啶膏啶粪啶掂ぞ啶� 啷�
[graha峁噀na te艣ca tatk膩lam膩 virbh奴ta岣� priyaprem膩ti艣ayajanmabhi岣� smaravik膩ra vigu峁嘺-
tarara myadar艣an膩峁� sud峁涐笉ham膩艣li峁a 艣ayan墨yamanayata | tatraiva ca tay膩 saha su峁膩pa |
] 314. TM(N),p.73(16-19).
