[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.809 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.809 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.809 - **Language:** English ### [c5.809](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.809) KAPARDIN. ‘Wearing the kaparda,’ a peculiar braid or knot of hair. This epithet is applied to Siva, to one of the Rudras, and some others. - [Previous: c5.808](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.808) - [Next: c5.810](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.810) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.809](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.809) · Pramāṇa