Aprapadina Explained
Aprapadina was a lower garment for women in ancient India. The garment was long, reaching all the way to the toes.[1] [2]
Etymology
As Aṣṭādhyāyī elucidates, the garment was long and touched the forepart of the feet. Aprapadina is a Sanskrit word that means "reaching to the feet." Thus, it is called that.[3] [4]
Depictions
Aprapadina appears in depictions of Indian sculptures and paintings. For example, worshipping Yakshini (in fragments of railing post, Mathura, 2nd century) is described as wearing an Aprapadina. The Yaksi's hands are folded in front of her (in anjali mudra), and she is draped in a long shawl over her shoulders, signifying that she is engaged in worship. A long, transparent skirt (Aprapadina) is held in place by a hip-girdle (mekhala) made of four beaded strings and a clasp in the front that keeps it in place.[5]
In a similar manner, Aprapadina has been pictured in a Vijayanagara painting.[6]
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum: New series, general section . 1929 . Director of Stationery and Printing . 344 . en.
- Book: Lewandowski, Elizabeth J. . The Complete Costume Dictionary . 2011-10-24 . Scarecrow Press . 978-0-8108-7785-6 . 13 . en.
- Web site: www.wisdomlib.org . 2019-03-20 . Aprapadina, Āprapadīna: 8 definitions . 2022-03-14 . www.wisdomlib.org . en.
- Book: Agrawala, V. S. . India as known to Panini (a Study of the Cultural Material in the Ashtadhyayi) . 1953 . University of Lucknow (Lucknow) . 127.
- Book: Kramrisch . Stella . Indian sculpture in the Philadelphia Museum of Art . Philadelphia Museum of Art . 1960 . Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press . Internet Archive . 74.
- Book: Sivaramamurti, C. . Vijayanagara Paintings . 1985 . Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India . Public Resource . 11.
