ABHILASHITARTHACHINTAMANI SOMESWARA DEVA

<p>The Abhilashitarthachintamani (also known as the Mānasollāsa) by Someswara Deva is a Sanskrit text offering a comprehensive view of 12th-century Indian life and governance. Attributed to the Western Chalukya king Somesvara III this encyclopedia covers a vast range of subjects including statecraft festivals medicine cuisine music and various arts. <p>This historical text is invaluable for understanding the cultural social and political landscape of medieval India. Its detailed descriptions provide insights into the ideals of kingship the intricacies of courtly life and the everyday practices of the time. This edition edited by R. Sharma Sastri makes this important work accessible to scholars and researchers interested in Indian history philosophy and Sanskrit literature. The text remains a vital resource for those seeking to understand the depth and richness of India's intellectual heritage.</p></p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>