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MM Kansara
IV Citrusálás
From the references to Citrasalts in the TM, Shri C Sivaramamurti 40 has deduced that (1) there were three kinds of Citrašalas, the public art galleries, the private ones in the houses of wealthy people, noblemen and others and the art galleries of the royal palaces, (11) of the last defialto duisions have been inade by Dhanapala, (111) though almost every apartment in the palace was filled with pictures, we have the Jalamandapa and the Anlahpura inentioned specially as containing art treasures, (iv) from the keparate mention of the Citrafalas of the harem, we are led to understand that th: Kings had Citrašalas of their own different from those in the queen's apartments, and that (v) apart from the art galleries of the harem. there appear to have been special, though minor, Citrašala of bedroom (so1ana grha citrasala) On closer examination of the evidence the learned scholar's conclusions appear to be slightly farfetched
Dhanapala has mentioned Citrašala,60 Citrašalika, 61 Sayana-cltrašala, Savana citrasalıka , and Cifravalabhıha 4 Looking to their respective context we find that these refer to (1) the Bed-Chamber of King Meghavahana and Queen Majirivati in the barem of the royal palace at Ayodhy6 (11) a group of Cutrasalas of the Jalamandapa in the public park at Ayodhya," (111) the Clirasalas in the royal palace at the city of Rativisale, 57 and the bed-chamber of princess Malayasundari in her palace at Kance 1
49 ANFDINI, pp 201-202 50 Op wit, pp 41(10) 107(14), 292(21) SL Op cit pp 294) 265(12), 327(2) 52 Op cit, 302(15) 53 (p cit, p 327(1) 51 Op at P 902(15) 55 Op at p 29,4)
भविरुधान्त पुरणासादमिममस्याचित्रशारिकाया प्राङ्गणपितदिकोपविष्टा समाश्लिष्य देवीम् । 56 Op at p 107(14)
भतिविचित्रानेकचित्रशाल जलमण्डपम् । 57 Opcil. P 41(10), sel supra ft at 31 SA Cp cit p 265(12)
भमवलोकयन्मी चात्मनो भवन चित्रशालको शयनीयम् , 292 (217) रणितमणिना भूषणचक्वाटेम पाचालयन्ती चित्रशालिको शय्याममुश्च ।, 302 (0) प्रविश्य धुमुद द्वितीया शयनचित्रशालाम् 327(1) भारोप्य च शयनचिरशालिकायाम् 927 (2) चित्रशारिक धिरोहण ।
