Chapter 15 - The Tilakamanjari as a Prose Poetic work

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Similarly, the sense of fear aroused in the companions
of Tilakamañjarī at the dreadful roar of frightfully fall-
ing elephant is described in the following words 451
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तस्य चोच्कुलितसलिलकूटा स्नपिततटविटपिना जनितसकलाटवी सत्वसंत्रा -
सेन विगतहेतुना वेगपतनेन तरलितो भयविहस्तः सकलोऽपि मदारिका -
पाश्र्ववर्ती युवतिलोकः प्रपलायकश्चितरुतलेषु कश्चिद्रततिवलयेषु कश्चिद्-
गिरिगुहान्तरालेषु तरसा न्यलीयत ।
[tasya cockulitasalilakūṭā snapitataṭaviṭapinā janitasakalāṭavī satvasaṃtrā -
sena vigatahetunā vegapatanena taralito bhayavihastaḥ sakalo'pi madārikā -
pāśrvavartī yuvatilokaḥ prapalāyakaścitarutaleṣu kaścidratativalayeṣu kaścid-
giriguhāntarāleṣu tarasā nyalīyata |
] But, as this fear was to last only for a moment, the
delineation of the mood is also very brief and fleeting.
(7) BIBHATSA-RASA or THE DISGUSTFUL SENTIMENT :
452 The effect of the Loathsome generated when the po-
et arouses our sense of aversion (jugupsā) as he draws a
lengthy and fully detailed word-picture of the towering
terrific form of the Vetāla. The poet has fully employed
most of its fundamental and excitant determinants and eva-
nescent feelings in the process of delineation. Though the
whole description is a masterpiece probably unrivalled in
some of its
the whole of Sanskrit literature, a/fow pieces are notewor-
thy as specimens of Dhanapāla's skill of depicting the sen-
timent:
The shanks of the Vetāla are pictured in the following
words $53
451. TM(N),p.353(23ff.).
452. ibid., pp.46-49.
453. ibid.,p.46(21ff.).