Manasollasa

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The Manasollasa ( Sanskrit मानसोल्लास mānasollāsa , "refreshment of the mind") was by King Bhulokamalla Somesvara III. , Son of the ruler Vikramaditya , the Western Chalukya - dynasty .. In the 12th century AD in Sanskrit written. The work is also known as Abhilashitartha Chintamani ("The magical stones that grant wishes"). In Sanskrit the words manasa stands for "spirit" and ullasa for "happiness" or "shine".

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Somesvara III. has written with the Manasollasa an encyclopedia of 5 books ( Vimsati ) with 20 topics each. The work deals with z. B. the topics wrestlers , taming elephants and horses, art , architecture , dance , music , games , ornaments , blacksmithing, food and drink , love and lust with a Kamashastra chapter the Yoshidupabhoga (enjoyment of women) about the Indian art of love and Love. This extensive work is a guide for the royal rule and gives a comprehensive insight into the courtly life, the arts and leisure of this dynasty.

expenditure

  • Gajanan Kushaba Shrigondekar (Ed.): Mânasollâsa (=  Gaekwad's Oriental Series . Volume I , no. 28, 84 ). Central Library, Baroda 1925, OCLC 162301998 (Sanskrit, English).
  • Gajanan Kushaba Shrigondekar (Ed.): Mānasollāsa of King Bhūlokamalla Someśvara (=  Gaekwad's Oriental Series . Volume II , no. 28, 84 ). Oriental Institute, Baroda 2001, OCLC 861328085 (Sanskrit, English, first edition: 1939, reprint).
  • Gajanan Kushaba Shrigondekar (Ed.): Manasollasa of Somesvara (=  Gaekwad's Oriental Series . Volume III , no. 28, 84 ). Oriental Institute, Baroda 1961, OCLC 162302009 (Sanskrit, English).

literature

  • P. Arundhati: Royal Life in Mânasollâsa . Sundeep Prakashan, 1994, ISBN 81-85067-89-9 (English).
  • Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi, BS Hebbali: Manasollasa and Ayurveda . Sharada Publishing House, Delhi 2004, ISBN 81-85616-97-3 (English).
  • Jyotsna Kamat: Social Life in Medieval Karnataka . Abhinav Publications, 1980, ISBN 0-8364-0554-4 (English).
  • Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi, Someśvara: On Mânasollâsa by Someśvara III, 12th cent. Chalukya Emperor; a study; includes some chapters on him . New Bharatiya Book Corp., Delhi 2003, ISBN 81-87418-66-4 (English).
  • Suryanath U. Kamat: Concise History of Karnataka (from pre-historic times to the present) . Jupiter Books, Bangalore 2001, OCLC 634688073 (English).