Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India
by Remadevi. O. | 2009 | 54,177 words
This page relates 鈥楲ower Garments (b): Candataka (under-garment)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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2.2. Lower Garments (b): 颁补峁囜笉腻迟补办补 (under-garment)
颁补峁囜笉腻迟补办补 was under garment, usually worn by ladies. Some describe it as a skirt; while from the description given in 碍腻迟测腻测补苍补-艣谤补耻迟补蝉奴迟谤补[1], we come to know that it is a sort of short, for it is described as a garment worn by the sacrificer鈥檚 wife at the time of ascending the step to the top of the sacrificial pillar. On such occasions, it is convenient to wear a short. Such types were necessary for dancers also. 顿补峁囜笉颈[2] refers to it as a bathing dress worn by both men and women. 叠腻峁嘺[3], 艢谤墨丑补谤峁[4] and 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补[5] also allude to 颁补峁囜笉腻迟补办补. In 贬补谤峁肠补谤颈迟补, 叠腻峁嘺 describes 惭腻濒补迟墨 as wearing a pink coloured 颁补峁囜笉腻迟补办补 having various designs on it. 础尘补谤补办辞艣补[6] also mentions 颁补峁囜笉腻迟补办补 as a female costume.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
The Position of Women in Hindu Civilization (PWHC), p.292
[2]:
础惫补苍迟颈蝉耻苍诲补谤墨办补迟丑腻, p.28
[3]:
贬补谤峁肠补谤颈迟补, p.32
[4]:
狈补颈峁诲丑墨测补肠补谤颈迟补, XVI.8
[5]:
SLMK
[6]:
2.6.119