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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his services, the Naga chief gave him his daughter in
62 marriage..
The literary activity which had fallen in abeyance
owing to the death of V膩kpatiraja, received fresh impe-
63 tus under the encouraging attention of Sindhur膩ja. The
old poets Dhanika and Dhanap膩la also seem to have adorned
his court. Sindhur膩ja did not rule for long and he was 鈻�
succeeded by his son Bhoja.
Samaraketu, the hero of the sub-plot of Dhanap膩la's
TM, shares some of the characteristics of Sindhur膩ja in
that he also is represented as having won the hand of
Malayasundari, a princess of a king in South India, and
he is portrayed as a very brave and dashing warrior.The
capture of Samaraketu by the forces of Ayodhya in the
TM seems to reflect the historical incident of Vallabha-
raja's victory over Sindhuraja as recorded in the
Va岣峮agar Prasasti.
64 (4) Bhoja :- Param膩ra Bhojadeva of Dh膩r膩, the son
and successor of Sindhur膩ja, was one of the most famous
rulers of the eleventh century A.D., celebrated for his
learning and patronage of learned men. His rule 偶陇陇脪
62.HPD.pp.75-76.
63. NSC. 1.8: 啶︵た啶掂 啶た啶ぞ啶膏 啶ぞ啶氞た 啶啶︵啶班ぞ啶ぇ啶� 啶ぞ啶� 啶掂ぞ啶曕啶い啶苦ぐ啶距啶︵啶掂 啷�
啶むじ啷嵿く啶距え啷佮啶ㄠぎ啶� 啶曕さ啶� 啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶оさ啶膏啶� 啶た啶ㄠい啶� 啶むぞ啶� 啶膏啶啶班い啶� 啶膏た啶ㄠ啶о啶班ぞ啶溹 啷ムゥ
[diva峁� yiy膩su y膩ci mudr膩madhana y膩峁� v膩kpatir膩jadeva岣� |
tasy膩nujanam膩 kavi b膩ndhavasya bhinati t膩峁� sa峁僷rati sindhur膩ja岣� ||||
] 64.EI.Vol.I.pp.296-305, vs.7.
