Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Manasollasa of Someshwara III

Manasollasa is authored by Kalyani Chalukya king Bhulokamalla Someshwara III who ruled from 1126 AD and 1138.

Also known as Abhilasitartha-chintamani (the wish-fulfilling magic stone), this five volume compendium deals with a vast array of topics namely polity, governance, ethics, economics, astronomy, astrology, rhetoric, metallurgy, veterinary medicine, horticulture, perfumes, food, architecture, games, painting, poetry, healing of trees, dance and music.

This 12th century encyclopaedic treatise is written in Sanskrit.

 

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