Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India
by Remadevi. O. | 2009 | 54,177 words
This page relates 鈥楬and Ornaments (a): Keyura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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2.5. Hand Ornaments (a): 碍别测奴谤补
碍别测奴谤补 is worn on the upper arm, below the shoulder by men and women. Gold, emerald, sapphire, jewel, pearls and ruby were employed in its making. They were decoratively designed also.
Evidence for wearing 碍别测奴谤补 by both the sexes is found in 痴腻濒尘墨办颈-谤腻尘腻测补峁嘺[1].
Among 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉, 惭腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 惭补迟蝉测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 厂办补苍诲补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 痴腻尘补苍补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 and 础尘补谤补办辞艣补 incidentally refer to this ornament[2]. In 惭补迟蝉测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 is described as wearing 碍别测奴谤补. There is another context, where 碍别测奴谤补 of gold with settings of jewels are referred to325.
碍腻濒颈诲腻蝉补 frequently refers to May奴rakey奴ra, one with the pattern of a peacock head. 础艣惫补驳丑辞峁 also refers to it in his works[3].
Examples for 碍别测奴谤补 with emerald or sapphire settings are seen in 碍腻诲补尘产补谤墨[4]. 惭腻苍补蝉辞濒濒腻蝉补 describes 碍别测奴谤补 with pearl settings[5].
惭补丑腻产丑腻峁补, dramas of 叠丑腻蝉补, 础尘补谤补办辞艣补, 叠峁沨补迟蝉补峁僪颈迟腻, 贬补谤峁肠补谤颈迟补, 艢颈艣耻辫腻濒补惫补诲丑补, 搁腻尘补肠补谤颈迟补 and 碍耻尘腻谤补辫腻濒补肠补谤颈迟补 contain references to different kinds of 碍别测奴谤补[6].
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
V.3.9
[2]:
惭腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 21.100, 79.25; 痴腻尘补苍补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 21.7; 厂办补苍诲补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, III.1.47, 63
[3]:
搁补驳丑耻惫补峁兣沘, I.1,VI.88, 7.50, 16.56; 碍耻尘腻谤补蝉补尘产丑补惫补, VII.69
[4]:
碍腻诲补尘产补谤墨
[5]:
II.1077-78
[6]:
叠峁沨补迟蝉补峁僪颈迟腻, XLII; 础尘补谤补办辞艣补, 2.6.107; 弄谤耻产丑补峁単补, I.51; 笔谤补迟颈箩帽腻测补耻驳补苍诲丑补谤腻测补峁嘺, II.2; 惭补丑腻产丑腻峁补, 1.11,7,1.5; 搁腻尘补肠补谤颈迟补, XI.92.6; 碍耻尘腻谤补辫腻濒补肠补谤颈迟补, I.76