Akhyanakmanikosha

Author(s): Nemichandrasuri, Punyavijay, Dalsukh Malvania, Vasudev S Agarwal
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad

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Ornaments, cosmetics etc in AMKV.
(devadtīsya), the ullasādaya (ārdraśā aka ?), the amdhara-pada (black garment or cover, put on by kings while going out at night on nagarcarya, G3.60;105,53), also the pärarnapada (51.55, used by Nala in exile, which he spreads on ground before sleeping), or the cloth for covering the body, the nirangi (a sort of cover for head, Sirovastra TCL) used by ladics (64.106 ) which is sometimes made of kosambha-castra or cloth of saffron-colour, the kambiya (a small blanket ), the kantha (garment of patched rags or pieces of cloth, 148.17,19 ). Koseyapitavattha, yellow kaušeya (silken) garment worn by Krishna is referred to (319.263 ).
Ornaments like keyara, valaya, sayadantavalaya, angada, kadaya (kalaka, Guj. 3), kasikana, kundala, maharihahāra (costly necklace or garland ), addhahāra (ardhahāra), tisaraya, pālamba, cūdāmani (crest-jewel) or cudāralna, mauda ( mukuța ), muttahala-sari (ad 32-Guj.), muttahalahāråvali, neura ( nūpura ), kajicidāma, rasană etc. are referred to.
Amongst gems or jewels we find, in the AMKV., names like mani, manikya, vajra, indranila, marakata, muktāphala, padmarāga, vidruma etc.
General references to angarāgas, sandal-pastes, bhogāngarāgas including tambola ( betel-leaves ), puspa (flowers ), kappura (camphor ) etc. are also available. Collyrium was applied to the eye with a stick ( anjanasalāyā). Foot-wear (upānaha ) was used ( 174.9). The mother of Salibhadra purchased costly ralnakambalas, each worth a lac of coins, and gave them over to his son's wives who used them as payalahaņā (Guj. 20140c, duster for cleaning soles of feet or foot-wear, placed near the entrance ). Sometimes beds were prepared of silk (pattatāli).
The poor sometimes wore only a loin-cloth (kacchottanirasaņo-157,57; kacchüsangahiyaland-277.28, also, 45.59 ). When injured, bandages were tied on injured parts (cf. pindinn ca bandhac-287.99, also avaneum pattayam-287.101, and cf. Guj.
). Warriors wore an armour (sannāham ). Kings especially had chatra (umbrella ) held over them, the rich merchants and leaders of caravans also used them; in one context, the word sikkiri, used for chatra, is noteworthy. Princess Väsa vadattā took her lessons in Vīņa, sitting behind a javaniya (javanikā, curtain ).
Ladies, when nicely dressed, applied to their limbs certain paste mixed with saffron (nissarirapavarakumkuma-dinnamuhälevaramaniyanam-27.75 ), they took care about beauty of their faces and used mirrors niyavayanam mandanti padibimbam pecchai dappanatale munino-72.5 ). Alaktaka was used for lips as lip-stick ( 49.76 ).
Tilaka marks of sandal-pastes were made on foreheads (123.1 ). Tilaka marks of oil (tella-tilläni, 217.637) were given to persons in order to befool them. The word tillāni may be compared with Guj. Slui.
Some interesting descriptions of persons may be noted, for example, the description of a Brāhmaṇa, p. 365. vv. 79-82, of a Vaidya of Sabara cast carrying his bag of medicines on his shoulders (khandhāvalambiputtalayadarvakotthalayarūvadharā-366.116 ), or the description of a Mahārratika (käpalika ) Ghorasivo (Ghoraśiva) by name, coming from Sriparvata in the south and on his way to Jalandhara in the north ( 291.52-53). With his body besmeared with white ash, he carried the damaru and the khatvānga in his hands and could overpower grahas, däkinis, kşetrapālas, yaksinis, etc. Tāpasas wellversed in three Vedas are described as performing pañcāgnitapana, tilahomakarana, etc. A Parivrăjaka carrying a tridaņda ( three staves tied together) and a rosary ( ganittiyā, ganetrika ) and covered by an umbrella (i. e. with an umbrella over-head enters the Samavasarana of Mahāvira (96.12 ). A Pari
1. Tisaraya is of three strands; palamba is a pendent, 2. According to Hemachandra, a Faent TGH IT TATTISET | Abhi. Chin. 3.323 and apher : f:
Ibid., 3. 324.