Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.s7.31
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.s7.31
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The other saleable commodities were various musical instruments such as vīṇā, vallakī, bhāmarī, kaccahabhī, bhambhā, ṣaḍbhṛamari; wooden toys (kaṭṭhakamma), models of clay etc. (potthakamma), pictures (citta), dolls etc. made of plasters (leppa), wreaths etc. which were prepared by stringing (ganthima), dolls etc. which were prepared by plaiting (veḍhima), stuffed dolls (purima), cloths etc. which were prepared by intertwining (saṅghāima); fragrant substances such as koṭṭha tamālapatta, coya, tagara, elā, hirevera (a kind of Andropogon) and others; various kinds of sugar such as khaṇḍa (khānd in Hindi), molasses (guḷa), sugar (sakkarā), matsyandikā, puspottara and padmottara.⁵² The Bṛhatkalpa Bhāṣya adds musk (katthūriyā), asafoetida (hiṅgu), conch-shell and salt.53