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4. On the Names of Some Siddha-Nathas
We have with us various published lists of the SiddhaNathas, some partial and some complete, some comparatively early and some later and modernized. The traditional figure of eightyfour is quite obviously the result of frequent revisions and alterations. The forms of many names that figure in the lists are evidently corrupt and modernized. Even then, I think it is worthwhile to speculate about their linguistic sources.
A large number of the names are in Sanskrit. They are usually respectable and complimentary. To illustrate : आर्यदेव (प्रा. अज्जदेव), कृष्ण (प्रा. कण्ह), घंटा, जयनंदिन् (प्रा. जयणंदी), जालंधरिन्, नागार्जुन, महीधर (प्रा. महीहर), मेखला, राहुल, वीणा, शान्ति (प्रा. संति), सर्वभक्ष.
But several have Prakritic form and a number of them are of obscure origin. They are perhaps based on regional usages. It is proposed here to discuss a few of all the three types, because they have some significant social implications.
कंबलांबर (abridged कंबल), कंबली : He who wears a woolen blanket. (H... IAL. 2771, 2773 ). कंकण : He who wears wristlet.
कुक्कुरि : He who keeps a dog ( सं. कुर्कुर, प्रा. कुक्कुर dog. IAL. 3329 ).
गुड्डरि : He who lives in a tent ( प्रा. गुड्डर 'tent' ).
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