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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the air and, if necessary, float in the water. It had at
least two storeys as is evident from the reference to the
133 134.
topmost floor and latticed windows or air-holes. It
was decorated with silken banners and a flag on the flag-
135 post.
Among the minor structures mention may be made of
Pa峁弓膩峁僺uka-vit膩naka (267,5), Cin膩峁僺uka-vit膩nak57,7) and
笔补峁璦-尘补苍诲颈谤补(142,11).
(2)SCULPTURE:
(a) ORNAMENTATIONS IN TEMPLES AND PALACES
Among the pieces of sculptural art mentioned in the
course of descriptions of temples and palaces, the follow-
ing are noteworthy, Viz., Danta-valabhik膩 (8,19), 艢膩takum-
bhastambha (36,3), Vika峁璦-pattrabhanga-citrita-c膩m墨kara-
stabha (71614), Sphatika-stambha (373,17ff.), Ayatana-
stambha-kumbhika (47,11), Raktacandana-stambha (350,9ff.),
Ma峁噄sil膩-d膩rumaya-jayastambha (60,9), Makara-tora峁嘺 (265,
19), Prak膩nda-torana (304,15ff.), Mattav膩ra峁嘺-manipa峁弓a
(223,7), Sph膩峁璱ka-vitardik膩 (267,13ff.) and R膩jata-vedik膩
(223,7).
(b) FURNISHINGS IN TEMPLES AND PALACES :-
Some more details are indicated in the case of a
133. PM(N), P.337 (10) 啶夃お啶班啶むえ啷� 啶啶た啶 [upar墨tan墨 bh奴mibh奴] ; 381 (1)- 啶多た啶栢ぐ 啶啶た啶曕ぞ啶-- [艣ikhara bh奴mik膩m-- ] 1
134. ibid., p.337(11)... |
135, ibid., p. 381 (4) 啶啷嵿啶距啶多啶� 啶い啶距啶� 啶ぞ啶｀た啶た啶班啶о啶掂啶啶溹啶� --- [pa峁弓膩峁兣泆ka pat膩k膩 p膩峁噄bhirdhvajabhujai岣� ---] 1
