Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India
by Remadevi. O. | 2009 | 54,177 words
This page relates 鈥楳aterials (g): Vaidurya (Lapis lazuli, cat鈥檚 eye)鈥� of the study on cosmetics, costumes and ornaments of ancient India based on Sanskrit sources. Chapter one deals with cosmetics and methods of enhancing beauty; Chapter two deals with costumes, garments and dresses; Chapter three deals with ornaments for humans and animals. Each chapter deals with their respective materials, types, preparation and trade, as prevalent in ancient Indian society.
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1.2. Materials (g): 痴补颈岣嵟玶测补 (Lapis lazuli, cat鈥檚 eye)
痴补颈岣嵟玶测补 was created from the nose of the demon Bala[1]. 碍腻肠补 (Glass), Gairika (Mountain glass), 厂辫丑补峁璱办补 (crystal) and 艢颈艣耻辫腻濒补 are the four varieties of 痴补颈岣嵟玶测补. Of these, 厂辫丑补峁璱办补 has a blue shade and is considered the best among the four. A scratch cannot be made on 碍腻肠补. Gairika is glossy. It has various colours. Mention is made of a dark 痴补颈岣嵟玶测补 in 笔谤补迟颈尘腻苍腻峁璦办补[2] of 叠丑腻蝉补.
Based on its colour, 碍补耻峁璱濒测补 refers eight varieties[3]. They are as follows.
| Name | Colour |
| 鲍迟辫补濒补惫补谤峁嘺 | Resembles red lotus |
| 艢颈谤墨峁辫耻峁补办补 | Looks like 艢颈谤墨峁 flower |
| 鲍诲补办补惫补谤峁嘺 | Similar to water |
| 痴腻峁兣沘谤腻驳补 | Of bamboo leaf |
| 艢耻办补辫补迟谤补 | Like parrot feather |
| 笔耻峁补谤腻驳补 | Turmeric coloured |
| 骋辞尘奴迟谤补办补 | Resembles cow's urine |
| Gomedaka | Like Gorocana |
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
骋补谤耻岣峚辫耻谤腻峁嘺, I.72.2.
[2]:
V.9
[3]:
DAOAI, p.143