Essay name: Manasollasa (study of Arts and Sciences)
Author:
Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit
This essay in English studies the Manasollasa authored by Someshvara III, representing an ancient encyclopedic work encompassing over 8,000 Sanskrit verses. The text addresses diverse topics like polity, political sciences, architecture, jurisprudence, iconography, idol-making, and various arts and sciences such as mathematics.
Chapter 3 - Social and Political conditions reflected in Somesvara鈥檚 Manasollasa
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嗉� 92 11. De艣anirv膩saka Danda
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wherein the king has lost
the kingdom, ministers, forts, as well as army, and has
started living in the forest in huts, without queen,
children, friends, servants etc., facing poverty which
he never experienced and thinking of his past glorious
life (2.20.1079-1081).
12. Yuddhavadha Danda
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wherein the king kills his
enemy in a fight with the help of all sources of strength.
(2.20.1082-1224).
Some艣vara explains the following three types of Dandas
in addition to the twelve already mentioned:
1. Visa Danda
2. Ghata Danda
3. Abhic膩ra Da峁囜笉a.
1. Visa Danda: In this Some艣vara has explained the
various ways of using Vi峁 Dan岣峚 on a strong king by a
weaker one. In the beginning, he has classified poison
into three distinct categories namely Sthavara, Jangama
and K峁泃rima. He has said that Halahala, s峁沶gi, k膩lak奴ta
24 24. 啶掂た啶粪 啶灌ぞ啶侧ぞ啶灌げ啶� 啶多啶權啶椸た 啶曕ぞ啶侧啷傕啶� 啶く啶距さ啶灌ぎ啷� 啷�
啶掂い啷嵿じ啶ㄠぞ啶 啶氞い啷佮ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶� 啶む 啶膏啶ムぞ啶掂ぐ啶� 啶ぐ啶苦啷�啶班啶むた啶むぎ啷� 啷�
啶膏ぐ啷嵿お啶︵啶粪啶熰啶班ぞ啶︵た啶膏啷嵿啶距い啶� 啶掂た啶粪 啶む啷嵿啶ㄠ啶ㄠぎ啶� 啶掂た啶︵啶� 啷�
啶掂た啶班啶︵啶� - 啶︵啶班さ啷嵿く 啶た啶侧た啶む 啶曕啶む啶班た啶 啶掂た啶粪ぎ啷佮啷嵿く啶む 啷� [vi峁峁� h膩l膩hala峁� 艣峁涐箙gi k膩lak奴峁璦峁� bhay膩vaham |
vatsan膩bha峁� caturtha峁� tu sth膩vara峁� parik墨rtitam ||
sarpada峁冡梗峁璻膩disa帽j膩ta峁� vi峁峁� tajjannama峁� vidu岣� |
viruddha - dravya milita峁� k峁泃rima峁� vi峁mucyate || ] 2.20.1226-1227.
