Sleeping chamber: 1 definition
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Sleeping chamber means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Sleeping chambers (of young ladies) were vividly depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] Page 83.3-9: Here is the description of the house or the sleeping chambers of young ladies which were beautified for the reception of their husbands.
The select items in this list are as follows:
- cleansing the dust from the painted walls citra-śālikā (papphoḍesu citta-bhittīo);
- dropping pieces of Karpūra in madirā;
- arranging pendant garlands in the houses;
- painting scroll-designs on the floor (koṭṭime pattalayāo);
- arranging of flower-beds;
- burning of incense pots;
- placing the pet birds in the cages (jaṃta-sauṇae);
- prepare clusters of nāgavallī leaves in their cases;
- filling camphor sticks in boxes (kappūra-phaḍā-samuggae);
- placing of Kakkola globules;
- spreading of coverlets and seats in the jāla-gavākṣa (airel windows);
- putting on the śṛṅgāṭaka and valakkhala necklaces and round earrings ornaments;
- lighting of lamps;
- collecting wine on the drinking tables;
- dressing the hair and pouring the jugs;
- handing over the drinking cups; and
- arranging of eatables by the side of the beds.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Full-text (+20): Prasadagarbha, Cittabhitti, Drinking cup, Kottima, Bhitti, Jug, Drinking table, Citrashalika, Pendant garland, Lighting, Table, Hair, Incense, Bed, Earring, Pouring, Citra, Nagavalli, Coverlet, Dressing.
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Mahavamsa (by Wilhelm Geiger)
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 507: Mahā-Palobhana-jātaka < [Volume 4]
Jataka 458: Udaya-jātaka < [Volume 4]
Jataka 545: Vidhurapaṇḍita-jātaka < [Volume 6]
The Conqueror < [March 1945]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCXXXI < [Draupadi-Satyabhama Samvada]
Section CCLXII < [Mokshadharma Parva]
Section CCCXXI < [Mokshadharma Parva]
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
Structural Temples and Sculptures (of the Pallava period) < [Chapter 2 - Origin of Sculptural Art—Its Development and Scheme]
Conclusion (Religious Beliefs and Customs) < [Chapter 5 - Conclusion]
From under the Dust of Ages (by William St. Chad Boscawen)