Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India
by Remadevi. O. | 2009 | 54,177 words
This page relates 鈥楿pper Garments (m): Pravaraka or Pravara (covering)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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2.1. Upper Garments (m): 笔谤腻惫腻谤补办补 or 笔谤腻惫腻谤补 (covering)
笔谤腻惫腻谤补办补 is also known as 笔谤腻惫腻谤补. Literally it means a covering. According to some scholars, 笔谤腻惫腻谤补办补 is a cloak, while in some others view; it is a shawl worn in the same manner a modern 鈥楧uppatta鈥� is worn. 笔腻峁噄苍颈[1] describes 笔谤腻惫腻谤补 as a blanket. According to 碍补耻峁璱濒测补[2], 笔谤腻惫腻谤补 is a sort of blanket made of the wool of wild animals. Wool made 笔谤腻惫腻谤补 is mentioned by 顿补峁囜笉颈[3] and 叠丑腻蝉补[4]. 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补[5] also alludes to 笔谤腻惫腻谤补. In 惭峁沜肠丑补办补峁璱办补[6], we read of Vasantasena鈥檚 brother wearing a 笔谤腻惫腻谤补办补 of silk. In another place, Vasantasena鈥檚[7] mother wearing a Pu峁apr膩v膩raka is mentioned. It may either a 笔谤腻惫腻谤补办补, embroidered with patterns of flowers or one having flowers woven on it. 笔谤腻惫腻谤补办补 having several fringes and tassels is also referred to there.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
础峁ａ弓腻诲丑测腻测墨, 3.3.54
[2]:
II.11.107
[3]:
础惫补苍迟颈蝉耻苍诲补谤墨办补迟丑腻, p.36
[4]:
厂惫补辫苍补惫腻蝉补惫补诲补迟迟补, Act V
[5]:
Vanaparva, 3.51, 厂补产丑腻辫补谤惫补, 47.3
[6]:
Act I, IV
[7]:
Ibid, IV