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TILAKAMANJARĪ OF DHANAPALA
that were indispensable for the king in any circumstance; the chowrie bearing maids in case of Meghavahana, Samaraketu and Harivahana may be two in number invariably and a parasol is an explicit notion in case of Dhanapala.
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Câmara for chowries is so named because it was woven out of the shags of a Camari Cow.2
"उपरिविस्तारिततारनेत्रपटविताने वितानकप्रान्तलम्बमानलोलमुक्ताखजि... विशालवेश्मनि
in case of Mahadevi clearly alludes to the royal canopy over the royal chamber of the king as well as that of the queen as evidenced by Kalidasa also."
Apart from this
" अकरोच तस्याः कनकवेत्रच्छत्रचामरदिराज्यालंकारसूचितमहोत्सवं महादेवी पट्ट्बन्धम् "S
refers to Gandharvadatta's consecration as Mahadevi by Kusumasekhara with forehead wrap wound round her head with royal insignia such as golden wand, parasol and fly-whisks forming her companions. The king's lotus foot twain has been deemed as the accomplisher of the achievement of the desires of the entire populace. The king has been deemed as always busy in protecting on account of his having acquired proficiency in the art of speaking. Even though he had been consecrated to the throne while being yet a boy he was given to strive hard to bring under his sway by the prowess of his arms overpowering the entire Universe, the earth engirt by the seven oceans, to remove the thorns in the form of his enemies and to erect his victory columns in the extremities of the eight quarters and finally to establish his kingdom endowed with huge treasury, subsidiary vassals, allies and strong forts." It implies perforce that even though the kingship was hereditary a king crowned to be the master of the masses was required to prove his mettle by displaying the prowess of his arms actuated by the other qualities of head and heart. The king" was required to be free from all
1. KKB p. 132 (Part I).
2. Ibid. p. 133.
3. TM Vol. II p. 174.
4. KKB p. 133, TM Sm. ed. p. 343.
5. TM SM. Ed. P.343, L-14-15
6. सकलपुरुषार्थसिद्धिसम्पादकं देवस्य पादयुगलम् । TM p. 190.
7. गिराबास प्रतिठोऽपि सततमवनेचरतः Ibid. Vol 1p. 64.
8. TM. Vol. I p. 71.
9. आत्मनापि निःशेषितारिवंशतया विगतशंक:, स्वधर्मव्यवस्थापितवर्णाश्रमतया जातनिर्वृत्तिः,
प्रारब्धकार्यतया
निराकुलमनास्तकालंमनः
पुरीन्मनुप्रवेष्टुकामं
पर्यवसिताखिल
कार्मुकधारणापराधविलक्षणमनसं
