Candataka, Caṇḍātaka, Camdataka: 12 definitions
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Candataka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chandataka.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaCaṇḍātaka (चण्डातक) refers to a “loose robe worn by women” (here compared to the leaves of a plantain tree), and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 15.82. According to Nārāyaṇa, caṇḍātaka is a robe worn by dancing girls spreading out in a circular fashion. The word is generally used in the sense of a loose robe or skirt. Cf. Yaśastilaka chapter 3. The word is used in a similar connection in Vemabhūpālacarita. In the same work, the peacock’s train is likened to a caṇḍātaka.—[...] We may note in this connection that there was a special kind of caṇḍātaka red in colour and studded with coloured dots, called pulakabandha. Cf. Harṣacarita chapter 1. Cf. also Haravijaya 23.3.
Harṣacarita (chapter 3) speaks of caṇḍātaka which is white like the inner petals of the Ketakī flower. A caṇḍātaka was thus of various colours, and plain or studded with white or coloured dots. Cf. also Tilakamñjarī; Haravijaya 18.87.
Yādavābhyudaya 4.49 uses the word [caṇḍātaka] in the sense of a sort of petticoat or under-garment. The cowherd maids whose silk robes were taken away by Kṛṣṇa while they were bathing are described as having only their caṇḍātaka left. The word occurs in later Vedic literature. See Monier-Williams.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
India history and geography
Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the VākāṭakasCaṇḍātaka (चण्डातक) refers to a type of lower garment worn during the reign of the Vākāṭakas (mid-3rd century CE).—Ajaṇṭā paintings give us a clear idea of the costume and jewellery worn by men and women in Vidarbha in the age of the Vākāṭakas. Most of them are shown dressed in a short antarīyaka or lower garment. As it did not cover the knees, it was called ardhoruka. [...] Women also wore their lower garment in a similar fashion. This is clear from one end of it dangling behind when they are shown seated or standing with the back turned towards others. Some women, however, wore their lower garment in the vikaccha fashion i.e. without the ends of it being tucked up behind. Some men wore a pair of shorts which were tied with a band called kaṭibandha. This kind of lower garment was called caṇḍātaka. From the Harṣacarita we learn that women also used to wear such a caṇḍātaka or underwear inside a long robe or kañcuka.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCaṇḍātaka (चण्डातक).—A short petticoat.
Derivable forms: caṇḍātakaḥ (चण्डातकः), caṇḍātakam (चण्डातकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaṇḍātaka (चण्डातक).—mn.
(-kaḥ-kaṃ) A short petticoat. E. caṇḍā an angry woman, at to go, and ṇvul affix; it being described as the garb of women of some consequence, and therefore privileged to give themselves airs.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaṇḍātaka (चण्डातक).—[neuter] a short petticoat.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Caṇḍātaka (चण्डातक):—[from caṇḍāta] n. a short petticoat, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa v, 2, 1, 8; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra xiv, 5, 3]
2) [v.s. ...] cf. caṇḍāntika.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaṇḍātaka (चण्डातक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. A short petticoat.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Caṇḍātaka (चण्डातक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Caṃḍātaka.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryCaṃḍātaka (चंडातक) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Caṇḍātaka.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCaṃḍātaka (ಚಂಡಾತಕ):—[noun] short trousers reaching partway to the knee, worn by women; under shorts.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Full-text: Candantika, Candata, Calanaka, Ardhoruka, Kancuka, Vikaccha, Katibandha, Dahara.
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