Tilakamanjari

Author(s): Dhanpal, Sudarshankumar Sharma
Publisher: Parimal Publications

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TILAKAMANJARĪ OF DHANAPĀLA
Pandits also derided his talent but he remained non-chalant'. To confirm the scholarship of Dhanapāla Bhoja summoned the latter to his court and challenged the rivals to outlvie him. Dhanapāla triumphed ultimately as no one could stand his calibre. All these spotlights visioned in the Prabandhacintāmaņi, when compared with the account of Tilakamañjarī make one point clear that whereas Dhanapāla says that he wrote the Kathā known as Tilakamañjarī at the instance of Muñjarāja, Merutunga mentions that he wrote it at the instance of Bhoja. Both, however, are of one mind about the fact that Dhanapāla was the son of Sarvadeva a learned savant. Sobhana's name is missing from the account of Dhanapāla whereas Merutunga mentions it which may mean that Dhanapāla did not deem it fit to mention the name of his brother who had been taken away by Sarvajña. Dhanapāla mentions Sāṁkāsya as a niveśa-a particular place name whereas Merutunga refers to it as the personal gotra of Sarvadeva.
A. PERSONALITY OF DHANAPĀLA
The famous saying of Carlyle that 'Style is the man' can be recognised here to understand the personal attainments of Dhanapāla who according to his own saying was unparalleled in the composition of stray but sweet sayings. He was a Vipra' i.e. a scholar or an inspired poet brought into being through the environments. He inherited the vast store of knowledge (lit. out of humility-few drops of knowledge) by virtue of his waiting upon the lotus-feet of his progenitor (i.e. sire) Sarvadeva who was a peer to Brahmā or a Vedic-scholar, a great soul lofty in composition as well as the
1. कदाचिद्राज्ञा सेवाश्लथतां पृष्ठः पण्डित: स्वं तिलकमंजरीगुम्फवैयग्र्यं जगौ। शिशिरयामिन्याश्चरमे यामे निर्विनोदत्वात्तां
प्रथमादर्शप्रतिमानीय पण्डितेन व्याख्यायमानां तिलकमंजरीकथां वाचयंस्तद्रसनिपाताभीरुः पुस्तकस्याधः कच्चोलकयुतसुवर्णस्थालस्थापनपूर्वं तां समाप्य तच्चित्रं कविताचित्रीयमाणचित्तो नृपः पण्डितं प्राह-मामत्र कथानायकं कुर्वन् विनीतायाः पदेऽवन्तीमारोपयन् शक्रावतारतीर्थस्य पदे महाकालमाकलयन् (यद्याचसे) तत्तुभ्यं ददामीत्यभिदधाने नृपे खद्योतप्रद्योतनयोः सर्षपकनकाचलयोः काचकांचनयोः धत्तूरकल्पपादपयोरिव तव तेषां महदन्तरमित्युच्चरन्। दोमुहय निरक्खर लोहमईय नाराय तुज्झ किं भणिमो। गुंजाहि समं कणयं तोलन्तु न गअसि पायालम्। इत्याक्रोशपरे तस्मिन् जाज्वल्यमानेऽग्नौ तां मूलप्रतिमिन्धनीचकार। अथ स द्विधा निर्वेदभाग् द्विधाऽवाङ्मुखो निजसोधपश्चाद्भागे जीर्णमञ्चाधिरूढो निःश्वसन् भृशं सुष्वाप। बालपण्डितया तत्सुतया सभक्तिकमुत्थाप्य स्नानपानभोजननिर्मापणानन्तरं तिलकमंजरीप्रथमादर्शलेखनात्संस्मृत्य ग्रन्थस्याड़ लेखयाश्चक्रे। तदुत्तरार्धं नूतनीकृत्य ग्रन्थः समर्थितः। Ibid. II. 7.
60, p. 41. 2. अक्षुण्णेऽपि विविक्तसूक्तिरचने– TM Intr. V. 53 Vol. I, p.42. 3. उपहवरे गिरीणां सङ्गमे च नदीनां धिया विप्रो अजायत। Vaj. Sam. 26.15. Svadhyāyamandala Paradi
ed. P. 113. Śrīpāda Damodara Sātavalekara's text. 4. विप्रः श्रीधनपाल इत्यविशदामेतामबध्नात्कथाम्। TM. Int.V. 53 Vol.. I, p. 42.