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TILAKAMANJARI OF DHANAPĀLA
King acquiring education as a prince is exemplified by Harivahana who was named as such on the tenth day of his birth; the sacraments such as Annaprã-śanaeti being performed by the priest himself he attained to the age of five just at his own residence. And when the sixth year made its appearance the king got established a vidyagṛha and collected many vidyagurus in whose vicinity he initiated him into the start of education. The gurus or the preceptors taught him in due order the lores such as vyākaraṇa and its auxiliaries.
Harivahana also had an intellect acute like the point of Kusa and in a short time he became conversant with all the branches of knowledge. Within the span of ten years he acquired proficiency in all the fourteen lores along with their accessories. He e en knew all the arts with special reference to painting and playing on the lute.' When grown mature in the learning of all the scriptures and gone past all the lores concerning the play of weapons, the king brought him home when he was sixteen years old; And got built a kumārabhavana gorgeous with a mews meant to station many tuskers and steeds with the region of its doors, shining with round ewers made of gold dug up on both sides, with the pillars on its arched portal of huge dimensions, slighting down the clouds by the rampart endowed with huge turrets of clay, established on the outskirts of the capital. Desirous of performing his consecration to the status of a crown prince (Yauvarajyābhiṣ ekam), he looked for another prince meant to play adjunct to him, through his secret emissaries, despatched through regard (for them) - the prince who could bear semblance of him in point of intellect, prowess, form, discipline, art of speech, perseverance and other virtues such as generosity, sturdiness' and sobriety the virtues suited to a Lord (of the subjects).2
Establishing him as crown prince the king used to sit in his Assembly Chamber (asthānamaṇḍapa) occupying a huge golden chair (adhyāsita vikat ahemaviṣṭaram), with valiant people surrounding him on both the sides, appointed to safeguard his persons, lined in a row, standing erect having taken their positions in a chain, with swords dug in, with favourite vassals sitting quiet, with his body being fanned by the harlots having their gold bracelets dangling on their wrists on account of the flapping of the flywhisks (camara) being flapped ceaselessly and standing close to him, being waited upon by Harivahana bearing steadfast gaze pinioned on the feet of
1. Ibid. Vol. II pp. 186-89.
2. Ibid. Vol. II pp. 189-190.
