नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

414 | THE NATYASASTRA | [XXIII. 20-

20. These are the ornaments for males in case of the gods and the kings. I shall now speak about the ornaments for females.

Ornaments for females

Head ornaments

21-22. The Śikhāpāśa¹, the Śikhājāla², the Piṇḍapātra³ (Khaṇḍapātra), the Crest Jewel (cūḍāmaṇi)⁴, the Makarikā⁵, the pearl-net (muktā-jāla)⁶ the Gavākṣa⁷ and the hair-net (śīrṣajāla) are ornaments of the head.

22-23. The Tilaka on the forehead should be produced by many artistic touches, and group of design above the eyebrows should imitate flowers.

Ear ornaments

23-25. The ornaments of the ear are the Kuṇḍala, the Śikhipatra¹ (Khaḍgapatra), the braid [of hairs], the lotus² and the Mocaka³ the Karṇikā⁴, the Karṇavalaya⁵, the Patrakarṇikā⁶, the Karṇamudrā⁷ that entwines the ear, the Karṇotkīlakā (ear-top),

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20 (C.21; K.XXI.19).

21-22 (C.22-23a; K.XXI.20-21a). ¹ This is same as cūlāpāśa mentioned in Megha, II. 2.

² Ag. (p. 431) reads it as śikhāvyāla and explains this as nigagranthibhir upānibaddho madhyekarṇikā-sthānīyam, and adds to explain piṇḍipātra (= piṇḍapātra) as tasyaiva dalasandhānatayā citra-vacanāni (?) vartulāni patrāṇi piṇḍipātrāṇi. ³ See note 2 above.

⁴ The same as mentioned in 15 above.

⁵ Ag. reads this makarapatram.

⁶ This is the same word which occurs in Megha, I. 64.

⁷ No head ornament with this name seems to occur anywhere else.

22-23 (C.24; K.XXII.21b-22a).

23-25 (C.23b, 25-26; K,XXII. 21a, 22b-24).

¹ Ag. (l.c.) reads śikhāpatra and explains this as śikhāpatra mayūrapicchākāro vicitravarṇa-maṇi-racitaḥ.

² guccha. K. for kañja. C. ³ Rocaka, C. and dārakaḥ K.

⁴ This was never met with before.

⁵ This is perhaps the sames as mod. Bengali kānbālā<•kānbalā< kaṇṇavalaa< karṇavalaya.

⁶ This was never met with before.

⁷ This ornament is still in use among women of backward classes.