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Keyūra' or an armlet decked with topaz gems in the same context occurs likewise as an ornament for the hand or arm. Necklace? strung with pearls as thick as an emric fruit has been referred to in case of the Vaimānika. Its name was Candrātapa.
Samaraketu wore an ekāvali i.e. a necklace strung with pearls, white and
thick. 3
A trader has been described as wearing a gold necklace (Kanakamiska).
The coquettes wore over their protuberant breasts the necklace of snowwhite beads and their girdle zones could be made of bakula wreaths,' - provided with circles of bells. Their bracelets could be made out of blue lotus stalks. A bracelet made of sapphire has been referred to.
Nişādas wore bracelets on their wrists, made of black steel. The gold bracelets worn on their wrists by coquettes have been mentioned in the harem of Meghavāhana.
The Nişādas wore ear-peduncles made of palm-leaflets tucked up into their ear-lobes. O
Nūpuras or anklets made of bones were worn by the Vampire, while those made of metals and gems were worn by the ladies." Maninūpura is the typical word employed by Dhanapăla denoting the bejewelled anklet or the anklet made of gems.
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1. TM. Vol. I pp 109-110, Vol. III p. 31, Sm. ed. pp 311, 404. 2. परिणतामलकीफलस्थूलनिस्तलानि मुक्ताफलान्यादाय कौतुकेनस्वयं तं हारमुत्तरीयैकदेशे बबन्ध, हार रत्नम्। TM
Vol. I pp. 121, 125, 126; Ibid. Vol. II p. 272. 3. Tattoo#14caferai..gaalasi 1:, TM Vol. II pp 251-252. 4. कनकनिष्कावृतकन्धरं वणिजमपि राजप्रसादचिन्तक इति चिन्तयद्भिः।
कण्ठकन्दलामुक्तहिमगुलिकाहारभासितोत्रतस्तनकलशाभिः।
UTAHYAGIC FUITES HICHOAMU YETHETAGET..... af stufe: 1 TM Vol. II
pp. 259.239 5. Bfar Maidasterfufay18 TUETTA: ITM. Vol. II p. 239. 6. Schaca TM. Vol. II p. 262. 7. Ge rif familierigefur 18 Taf refu..... Fra: TM Vol. II p. 287. 8. Theffafciflasiet ocefarfadiftify: 1 TM Vol. II p. 190. 9 3764a4disgyrcuffers: 1 TM Vol. II p. 287. 10. TM. Vol. I p. 131; Vol. II pp. 262, 329, Sm. ed. p. 347. 11. Hifua afanygy6120716741TM Vol. II p. 224. alcunfHET
TM Vol. I p. 155.
