The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s6.59

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⁴ She appears in full regal attire when ceremony demands it. Compare above, p. 170, and iv. 37. 29 for the doll, pāñcālikā. This seems implied in sūtraprotā dārumayī yoṣā, v. 39. 1, though a puppet, puttikā, may be meant. The first expression is used in the drama for the doll of a princess. Playing with a ball, kanduka, is shown to be a girl’s amusement in iii. 111. 16; and kanduka appears again in Mālavikāg. iv. 17, kandukaṃ anudhāvanti, as fitting play for a princess. The general name for childrens’ playthings is krīḍanaka, which implies dolls, balls, carts, etc., or pet animals, as in the divinity’s case, vyālakrīḍanakaiḥ krīḍate, Vāyu P. ii. 37. 281: compare ib. 36.