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TILAKAMANJART OF DHANAPĀLA
'द्यूतरसिकसुरकुमारकोत्कीर्णविविधफल कांकिततले" 'ऊर्ध्वरेखाकाररोमावली समविभक्तोभयविभागस्य मध्येऽधिकतनोरति विशालसारिफलकस्योदरोद्देश्य'2 'अपर: सरस्तीरविघटितशुक्तिमुक्तैर्मुक्ताफलै तक्रियां प्रावर्तयत्" 'अक्षक्रीडाविनोदेन क्षणमात्रमस्थाम्" 'नायमवसरो नयद्यूतस्य
'क्वचिदद्यापि परमप्रमादवसरवारिताक्षप्रचारहारितस्वार्थसंपदोऽष्टापदद्यूतस्येव। all these refer to “Kitava' (a gambler), "Astāpada'- Draught-play, 'caturangadyāta'- game of chess, 'sariphalaka' -the chess board, aksakrida' - gambling, ‘nayadyūta’ - statecraft deemed a gambling, ‘akşapracāra' and 'astapadadyāta' - the prevalence of gambling and the draught play.
Out of these -
Aştāpada, caturanga, Sāri and Aksakrīdā are significantly important as referring to three main types of gambling viz. draught-play, chess and diceplay. astāpada is 'Pasa' in Hindi. It can be played with any type of stake through lucky or unlucky throws. Chess (Caturanga and sāri) is played on a board carrying figures of horses, elephants, pedestrians and chariots placed as nuts on it. Akşakndā is also played on a board with dice thrown to win a stake or to lose it. It can coincide with modern carrom-board. Aștāpada and Aksakrīdā can even be construed as identical.
Ball play or Kandukakrīdā has been illustrated as a favourite sport of women and has been referred to in the case of Malayasundarī as well as Tilakamañjari.
'विरचयन्त्यशक्तमस्रस्तमप्यादरेण दरप्रकाशितपीनभुजमूलस्तनतटा पुनः पुनः कन्दुकक्रीडाप्रकमे पुष्पापीडमतिदीर्घमस्थात्"
refers to Malayasundarī who has been described by Harivāhana as taking to the action of redressing her thick hair tuft inlaid with flowers while busy bumping the ball in its playing process.
"पांचालिकाकन्दुकदुहितृकाविवाहगोचराभिः शिशुक्रीडाभि: अतिवाहितसर्वलोकस्पृहणीयबालभावा''
1. TM. Vol. III p. 102. 2. Ibid. Vol. III p. 150. 3. Ibid. Sm. ed.p.353. 4. Ibid. Sm ed. p. 370. 5. Ibid. Sm. ed. p. 372. 6. Ibid. Sm. ed. p. 420. 7. Ibid. Sm. ed. p. 365. 8. Ibid. Vol. III p. 11.
