[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s11.89 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.89 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.89 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s11.89](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.89) Kaparda, ‘braid,’ Kapardin, ‘wearing braids.’ These words refer to the Vedic custom of wearing the hair in braids or plaits. Thus a maiden is said to have her hair in four plaits (catuṣ-kaparda),¹ and the goddess Sinīvālī is described as ‘wearing fair braids’ (su-kaparda).² Men also wore their hair in this style, for both Rudra³ and Pūṣan⁴ are said to have done so, while the Vasiṣṭhas⁵ were distinguished by wearing their hair in a plait on the right (dakṣiṇatas-kaparda). The opposite was to wear one’s hair ‘plain’ (pulasti).⁶ See also Opaśa. - [Previous: v1.c3.s11.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.88) - [Next: v1.c3.s11.90](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.90) - [Up: v1.c3.s11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.89](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s11.89) · Pramāṇa