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Historical evaluation
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The cause of the enmity between Durlabharāja and Paramara Bhoja as indicated by Hemacandra is merely the imitation of the fight after the svayamvara of Indumati".
The introduction of the painter who brought a picture of a girl called Lakşmī in the court of Karņa is merely poetical. The depiction of Mayaņallā in love is merely to introduce Vipralambha Śsågåra.
Karna is depicted very handsome by all the historical sources. Perhaps that is why the love-affair of Mayaņallā was attached with him although the love-affair is not historical.
According to Forbes, the king Karņa fell in love with very beautiful actress 'Numoonjala'. A minister Mooñjāl cognizant of the fact contrived to substitute Mayaņallä.
According to Merutunga“, Mayaņallā was very ugly and wanted to marry Karņa. Her father sent her to marrry him. Karna hated her. She tried to commit suicide but was saved by Udayamatī the mother of Karņa. She became pregnant through the trick of Muñjāla and gave birth to Jayasimha.
She belonged to the Kādamba dynasty of Goa as her father is mentioned as Jayakesin who was a contemporary of
1. Kālidāsa, Raghuvamsa, VII, 35 onwards. 2. a) Someśvara, Kirtikaumudi, II. 21.
(b) Sukstakirtikaliolini, p. 4. (C) I.A. VI. p. 194
प्राप्त राज्यलक्ष्मीस्वयंवरकामिनीकन्दर्पत्रैलोक्यमल्लश्रीकर्णदेवः । 3. Forbes, Rāsamālā, p. 82. 4, Merutunga, Pcabaadhacintām ıņi, p.54.55.
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