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 17 - Bana and Dhanapala鈥擜 study in contrast
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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# 1040 It was in this respect that Dhanap膩la could not excel B膩峁嘺.
The chief value of B膩峁嘺's unique romances lies in their sen-
timent and poetry, while that of Dhanap膩la lies in its na-
rrative, its characterization, its presentation, its devo-
tional fervour and its subtle undercurrent of the moral the-
me. Both have tried the extravagance of luxuriant diction
as a vehicle of their extravagantly romantic tales of love
and despair.
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