 The Manasollāsa , also known as Abhilashitartha Chintamani , is an early 12th @-@ century Sanskrit text composed by the South Indian king Someshvara III of the Kalyani Chalukya dynasty . The text is an encyclopedic work covering topics such as polity , governance , ethics , economics , astronomy , astrology , rhetoric , veterinary medicine , horticulture , perfumes , food , architecture , sports , painting , poetry and music . The text is a valuable source of socio @-@ cultural information on 11th- and 12th @-@ century India . 
