Bhoja राजा भोज Paramāra Dynasty (r. 1010 - 1055) of Central India was arguably the world's most brilliant king ever.
He was a warrior, he also wrote 84 books on subjects as varying as grammar, music, statecraft, politics, city-building, medicine, ship-building, and so on.
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He was a warrior, he also wrote 84 books on subjects as varying as grammar, music, statecraft, politics, city-building, medicine, ship-building, and so on.
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His life is described in Bhoja-prabandha भोजप्रबन्ध by बल्लाल सेन.
Amongst other fields he also wrote on yantras or self-driven machines and planes made of wood in समराङ्गणसूत्रधार
Are Indian students being told about this greatest king of all time?
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Amongst other fields he also wrote on yantras or self-driven machines and planes made of wood in समराङ्गणसूत्रधार
Are Indian students being told about this greatest king of all time?
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A chapter in Bhoja's Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra समराङ्गणसूत्रधार on Drāviḍa temples:
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B. on aircraft:
laghudārumayam mahāvihaṅgaṃ dṛḍhasuśliṣṭatanuṃ vidhāya tasya
udare rasayantramādadhīta jvalanādhāramadho’ sya cāti pūrṇam
tāruḍha puruṣastasya pakṣadvandvoccālaprojjhitena anilena suptasvāntaḥ pāradasyāsya śaktyā citraṃ kurvannambare yāti dūram
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laghudārumayam mahāvihaṅgaṃ dṛḍhasuśliṣṭatanuṃ vidhāya tasya
udare rasayantramādadhīta jvalanādhāramadho’ sya cāti pūrṇam
tāruḍha puruṣastasya pakṣadvandvoccālaprojjhitena anilena suptasvāntaḥ pāradasyāsya śaktyā citraṃ kurvannambare yāti dūram
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Build a great bird of light wood, with tight sheath, in it a rasa-yantram as receptacle for fire
The power of mercury and force of air from the wings in unison, a man atop may travel far thru sky, painting pictures [in the clouds] & mind serene.
–Bhoja's SS, 31.95-96
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The power of mercury and force of air from the wings in unison, a man atop may travel far thru sky, painting pictures [in the clouds] & mind serene.
–Bhoja's SS, 31.95-96
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Dhanapala's Tilak-Manjari (11th century), Bhoja-prabandha, Sanskrit texts, and Mahesh Singh's "Bhoja Paramara and His Times" (1984) provide details about Raja Bhoja's life.
The name "Bhojpuri" for the language is from the city founded by him
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The name "Bhojpuri" for the language is from the city founded by him
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Is it possible that Bhoja made models of wooden aircraft and saw the need for an engine with fire to obtain forward motion by pushing back air?
Even if he came up with the description based on theory alone and no models were built, it remains a conceptual breakthrough.
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Even if he came up with the description based on theory alone and no models were built, it remains a conceptual breakthrough.
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A nice easy introduction to Raja Bhoja
Also good to be reminded that Bhopal is also named after Raja Bhoja.
From a tank Bhojapāla भोजपाल (an oblong tank, पाल ,he ordered to be built at the site that eventually become the city)
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Also good to be reminded that Bhopal is also named after Raja Bhoja.
From a tank Bhojapāla भोजपाल (an oblong tank, पाल ,he ordered to be built at the site that eventually become the city)
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livehistoryindia.com/story/people/r…
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