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 4 - Fine arts in Manasollassa
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of an army.
Viṣṇudharmottara Purāṇa tells us about the commander
"The commander of an army should be shown
in Cltra, strong, proud, tall, with broad shoulders,
hands and neck, with big head, strong chest, prominent
nose and broad chin, with a forehead having three wavy
lines, hawk-like eyes and with firm hips. Soldiers
generally should be painted with frowns on their faces.
The foot-soldier should be done going forth bearing or
us ing weapons 23
and so on.
Horses, elephants etc. (should be shown according
24 to their descriptions. The dress of the horse-riders
and charioteers should be of the northern type and the
dress of the bards should be showy. The elephant-riders
should have swarthy complexions.
Their hair should be
tied in matted locks and they should wear ornaments
(3.1.875-936).
23. विष्णुधर्मोत्त� पुराणः- [viṣṇudharmottara purāṇa�- ] 42.32-33.
पीनस्कन्धभुजगीवा� परिमाणेन चोच्छ्रिता� �
त्रितरंगललाटाश्च श्येनदृष्टिर्महाकटिः �
दृप्ताश्चित्रविद� कार्या� सेनाया� पतिरूर्जिताः �
योधा� कार्या महाराज प्रायश� भृकुटीमुखा� ||
[pīnaskandhabhujagīvā� parimāṇena cocchritā� |
tritaraṃgalalāṭāśca śyenadṛṣṭirmahākaṭi� ||
dṛptāścitravidā kāryā� senāyā� patirūrjitā� |
yodhā� kāryā mahārāja prāyaśo bhṛkuṭīmukhā� ||
] 24. चित्रकर्मोपयोगार्थ हयलक्ष्म प्रवक्ष्यत� �
आयामाच्च तथौत्सेध� द्विस्तारात्परिणाहतः � [citrakarmopayogārtha hayalakṣma pravakṣyate |
āyāmācca tathautsedhā dvistārātpariṇāhata� || ] 3.1.875.
गजस्� वक्ष्यते लक्ष्म सूत्रमानानुसारतः �
गजस्� लक्षणं वक्ष्य� प्रमाण� प्रमाणितम् � [gajasya vakṣyate lakṣma sūtramānānusārata� |
gajasya lakṣaṇa� vakṣye pramāṇana pramāṇitam || ] 3.1.913.
