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

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________________ 412 TILAKAMANJARĪ OF DHANAPĀLA ____ 'कौपीनमात्रकर्पटावरणेषु जालिकेषु" refers to the fishermen subsisting on their trade by wearing the sole garment of a loin-cloth. प्रलघुवेत्रकरण्डिकाक्रोडनिहितकतिपयताम्बूलवीटकसनाथां- उत्कृष्टकर्पटप्रसेविकाम् -a cloth bag accompanied by a cane-basket carrying bundles of betelrolls-refers to the articles of trade in economic life. “Yantradhārāgrhas' or fountains or water spurts or machines were used for the purpose of luxury or for the process of irrigation in point of enhancing the beauty of the campus by saplings and floral-vases. 'ससलिलतालबृन्तकदलीपत्रवातेषु" refers to the fans made of palm-leaves and plantain leaves used in fanning being laden with water. "असावनेकनिकटग्रामपरिसरविसारिसारणिजला शरावती नाम किमपि सेव्यकूला सरित, एतदुन्मदचक्रवाकवक्रांगकुररकारण्डवाकुलमुद्दण्डकमलिनीखण्डमण्डिततीरमंशावतार इव क्षीरजलधेः पुरा दिग्विजयागतेन देवेन खानितं सरः, एष दशसीरसहस्रसंमितसीमा सूर्यग्रहणपर्वणि पूर्वमपवर्जितो मदिरावती देव्या सर्वमण्डलग्रामाणामग्रिमो देवाग्रहार:, ____ इदमतिस्निग्धसान्द्रसकलदुमगहनमुन्मुखैर्मुनिभिरनुदिनमुदीक्ष्यमाणमार्गापतदतिथिवर्गमनादरप्राप्यसुन्दरस्वादु फलमूलकन्दं मन्त्रिणा सुरानन्देन निर्मापितं धर्मारण्यम्।' - all these refer to the various projects of economic life such as digging of streams and canals such as Sarāvati meant to irrigate the villages through channels and sluices, the artificial lakes meant to collect a variety of birds and enhance the beauty of the arena round about the suburbs of the capital and towns, the Agrahāra villages donated by the king or queen to accommodate the community of poor and indigent Brāhmanas and the religious groves meant to station visitors and helpless people. The country known as Kāmarūpa (modern Assam, the region of Goalpara to Gauhātī) is described as attractive owing to its rich growth of Pundra sugar cane, lofty stalks of śāli rice, luxuriant vintage-creepers (Mrdvīkā) Saptacchada trees, black aloe wood (Krsnāguru) and ripened crimson hued red rice (Kalama) fields (Kedara)." 'तुरगपृष्ठास्तरणचर्म" refers to saddles or pannels made of leather meant to make the horse ride comfortable. 1. TM. Vol. II p. 314. 2. Ibid. Vol III p. 6. 3. Ibid. Vol III p.31. 4. Ibid. 5. Ibid. Vol. III p. 33. 6. Ibid. Vol III p. 34. 7. Ibid. Vol. III p. 44.

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