Angavijja

SR No.: 001439
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Punyavijay, Dalsukh Malvania, H C Bhayani
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 2000
Total Pages: 470
Language: Prakrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Agam, Canon, Jyotish, & agam_anykaalin
File Size: 12 MB

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INTRODUCTION
३३ modern tika), forehead ornament (tilaka, perhaps shaped like triratna), muhaphalaka (perhaps decorative panels attached to turbans as in the sculptures of the Kushāņa period), visesaka (a specially designed forehead decoration), and the elongation of the eye with collyrium (avanga). The names of the ear-ornaments include several varieties such as kundala, baka (jasmine shaped), matthaga, talapattaka (palmyra-leaf-shaped), kurabaka (kurabaka-flower shaped), kannakovaga (beautifying the ear), kannapila (tight-earring), kannapura (a kind of earring), earnail (kanna-khila or kann-loda). In the ornaments for hands are mentioned armlet (keüra), talabha (armlet with palmyra-shaped leaves), kandaga (armlets with round beads), pariherga (perhaps circular armlet), ovedhaga (light bangles). The other names are khadduga, ananta (endless bangles or armlets), khuddaya (small bangle), kankana (jingling bangle) and vedhaga. In the ornaments for neck hära had eighteen strands and addhahāra nine strands, phalahāra (had apparently fruit-shaped beads), vekachchhaga (a necklace worn across the chest), gevejja (short necklace or collar), kattha (wooden collar), kadaga (necklet), suttaka (golden chain worn cross-wise on the chest), sovanna suttaga (golden chain). The exact nature of the tigiñchhiga and hidayattānaka is not known; the latter may however be something like modern urbasi. The necklaces as often found in early terracottas were decorated with beads or plaques shaped like Svastika, Srivatsa and eight auspicious symbols (Srivatsa, Svastika, Nandyavartya, Minayugala, Vardhamanka, Darpana, Bhadrasana and Purnaghata). Others were sonisutta (necklace hanging on the haunches), gandopaka and khattiyadhammaka (probably some sort of necklace used by the Kshatriyas). For the feet nipura (anklet), angajaka, păpadha (var. pãedha, modern Hindi pāyal), padakhaduyaga (thick anklets), padamāsa (anklet made by stringing coins), pādakalāvaga (tinkling anklets). Then ornamental nets for arms and feet are mentioned. They are sarajālaka, bāhujālaka (ornamental net for arms), urujalaka (ornamental nets for the thighs) and pādajālaka (net for the feet). Among the girdles are mentioned akkhaka (made of beads), pussakokila (making noise like the male cuckoo), kañchikalāva (many stranded zone), and hasudolaka (slightly moving). (64–65).
The list of utensils for keeping food is interesting though difficult to interpret. Under the thāla class are mentioned tattaka (perhaps made of bronze), saraka, thala and sirikunda. In the bowl class appear panasaka which had its outer body granulated like that of a jack fruit', addhakavitthaga was probably a semicirculer bowl and supatitthaka was one which had a ring at the base, pukkharapattaga had scalloped body imitating lotus petals, saraga, was a wine cup (cf. Jivābhigama), mundaga had straight edge without outspreading lips, and siri-kamsaga was made of bronze, dālima-püsika was perhaps shaped like a pomegranate, nälaka had a handle, and the mallakamalaka was a flat bowl with tapering end. Then follow the cups of various forms. Karoda is a modern katorā, vattamānaga is a deep saucer, alandaka, a water cup, and jambuphalaka, a cup with ovaloid body. Khoraka is an ordinary purvă or khorā and mundaka seems to have been a rimless water cup, and vattaga round cups used for ghi at the time of dinner (Jivabhigama), finally pinaka seems to have been a square cup. (65).
The list of seats also given elsewhere (15, 26) has some new names as savvatobhadda, padaphala (foot-rest), vattapidhaka (round seat), satthika (Svastika-shaped), taliya (bed), attharaka (bed-cover), kottima (tiled) and silätala (paved) are mentioned. (65).
The list of seats is followed by a list of storage jars. They are arañjara, alinda, kundaga, māņaka, ghataka (small pitcher), kudharaka vāraka (broad-mouthed auspicious pitcher of Marudeśa, Jivā.), kalasa (big pitcher), gulamaga, pidharaga, mallagabhanda (ring-well), pattabhanda (storage receptacle made of leaves). 65.
In the list of precious materials gold, silver, sandalwood, agallochum (agaru) cloths made of silk (andaja), pondaja (cotton), chamma (leather), vălaya (hair) and vakkaya (bark-fibre) are mentioned..(65).
The list of grains contains cereals, oil-seeds etc. (66).
The names of coins, suvannamāsaka, rayayamāsaka, diņāramāsaka, ņāņa-māsaka, kahapana, khattapaka, puräņa and sateraka are interesting and point to the early date of the text when these coins were either current or their memory was still fresh.
In the second section in the list of feminine names at first the names of the various parts of the human body are recounted and various prognostications resulting from them are enumerated (66-67). Then
IV. S. Agrawala, Harshacharita, p. 180. f. n. 1. The same as kanțakita karkari of Baņa. Specimens of panasakta have been found in the excavations at Ahichchhatra, Hastinapur and Rajaghat ncar Banaras. अंग०३