Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study)

by Shri N. M. Kansara | 1970 | 228,453 words

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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 (“prose-romance”). The author, Dhanapala was a court poet to the Paramara king Munja, who ruled the Kingdom of Malwa in ancient west-central India. Alternative titles: Dhanapāla Tila...

Chapter 16 - The Tilakamanjari as a Sanskrit novel

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1. Introduction (evaluating the Tilakamanjari as a Sanskrit novel)

2. The theme of the Tilakamanjari

3. The story and its consistency

4. Characterization of the Tilakamanjari (Introduction)

4.1. Character description of King Meghavahana

4.2. Character description of Prince Harivahana

4.3. Character description of Samaraketu (son of Candraketu)

4.4. Character description of Taraka

4.5. Character description of Gandharvaka

4.6. Character description of Vajrayudha

4.7. Character description of King Kusumasekhara

4.8. Character description of Kamalagupta

4.9. Character description of Vicitravirya

4.10. Character description of Vidyadhara Muni (alias Maharsi)

4.11. Character description of Jvalanaprabha

4.12. Character description of Mahodara

4.13. Character description of Queen Madiravati

4.14. Character description of Tilakamanjari

4.15. Character description of Malayasundari

4.16. Character description of Bandhusundari

4.17. Character description of Citralekha

4.18. Character description of Tarangalekha

4.19. Character description of Mrgankalekha

4.20. Character description of Gandharvadatta

4.21. Character description of Vasantasena

4.22. Character description of Goddess Shri

4.23. Character description of Priyangusundari

4.24. Character description of Priyamvada

5. Speeches and Dialogues

6. Descriptions, Scenes and Retrospect

7. Dhanapala and some aspects of Modern fictional technique

8.1. Dhanapala’s style and literary worth

8.2. Imagery in Dhanapala’s language

8.3. Language of Dhanapalass fiction

9. Dhanapala’s short-comings and his Modern critics

Last Updated: 07 September, 2024

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