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ANGAVIJJĀ-PRAKĪRŅAKA The list of textiles and clothing material (achchhādaņa and pachchbādaņa) mentions padasādaga (silken dhoti), linen (khoma and dugulia), gossamer, Chinese silk (chiņamsugn), ordinary Chinese silk (Chiņapatta), wrapper (pāvāra), bedspread, säri (sādaka), white dhoti (sedasada), säri with silk border (koseyapāraa), different kinds of shawla (pada), upper cloth (uttarijja), lower cloth (antarijja), turban (ussīsa), turban made of a long strip (vedbana), jacket (ka(ku)passu), coat (kafichuka), väravāņo (perhaps quilted coat), coat with ties (vitāņaka), pacchata (scarf), padded cont saņņāhapatta), wrestler's shorts (mallasādaga). (64).
The list of clothes and clothing mentioned is followed by a fairly long list of ornaments (bhūsaņa). Diadem and crown are called tirida, mauda and siha-bhandaka. The tiara is called Parikkheva or matthaka-kanţaka. Apparently these head ornaments were decorated with the figures of eagle, makara, bullock, siuka (?), elephant, pair of Brahmany ducks, fish, rings and spirals. It is noteworthy that these ornaments appear on the figures of the Kushāņa period in the art of Mathurā and Gandhāra. The temple mark (nidālamāsaka, modern tīkā), forehead ornament (tilaka, perbaps 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 (kurabakaflower shaped), kaņņakovaga (beautifying the ear), kannapila (tight earring), kannapüra (a kind of earring), enrnail (kanna-khila or kaņņa-loda). In the ornaments for hands are mentioned armlet (keära), 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), kankaņa (jingling bangle) and vedhaga. In the orngments for neck hāra had eighteen strands and addhahara nine strands, phalahāra (had apprently 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), sovaņņa suttaga (golden chain). The exact nature of the tigiñchhiga and hidayattāņaka is not known; the latter may however be something like modern urbasī. The necklaces as often found in early terracottas were decorated with beads or plaques shaped like Svastika, Srivatsa and eight auspicious symbols (Śrīvatsa, Svastika, Nandyāravtya, Minayugala, Vardhamānka, Darpaņa, Bhadrāsana and Parnaghata). Others were soņisutta (necklace hanging on the haunches), gandapaka and khattiyadhammaka (probably some sort of necklace used by the Kshatriyas). For the feet ņipurs (anklet), augajaka, pāpadha (var. pāedha, modern Hindi pāyal), pādakbaduyaga (thick anklets), padamāsa (anklet made by stringing coins), pādakalāvaga (tinkling anklets). Then ornamental nets for arms and feet are mentioned. They are sarajālaka, bāhujalaka (ornamental net for arms). urujalaks ornamental nets for the thighs) and padajālaka (net for the feet). Among the girdles are mentioned akkhaka (made of beads), pussakokila (making noise like the male cuckoo), kafichikalāve (many stranded zone), and hasuļolaka (slightly moving). (64-65.)
The list of utensils for keeping food is interesting though difficult to interpret. Under the thāla class are mentioned tatpaka (perhaps made of bronze), saraka, thāla and sirikuņda. In the bowl class appear paņasaka 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. Jivābbigame),
1. V. S. Agrawala, Harshacharita, p. 180. f. n. 1. The same de kantakita karkarl of Bapa. Specimens of papasaka have been found in the excavations at Ahichchhatra, Hastinapur and Rajghat near Banaras.
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