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An '''antariya''' ({{transl|sa|ISO|antarīya}}) is a lower body garment from [[ancient India]]. It is a long white or coloured strip of cotton passed through the legs, tucked at the back and covering the legs loosely, then flowing into long pleats at front of the legs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last1=Nair|first1=Rukmini Bhaya|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u6XFDwAAQBAJ&q=An+antariya+is+a+lower+garment+from+ancient+India.&pg=PT94|title=Keywords for India: A Conceptual Lexicon for the 21st Century|last2=deSouza|first2=Peter Ronald|date=2020-02-20|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=978-1-350-03925-4|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Mehta|first=Tarla|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l7naMj1UxIkC&q=An+antariya+is+a+lower+garment+from+ancient+India.&pg=PA172|title=Sanskrit Play Production in Ancient India|date=1995|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ.|isbn=978-81-208-1057-0|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=Ayyar|first=Sulochana|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G9eHPXL6UE0C&q=An+antariya+is+a+lower+garment+from+ancient+India.&pg=PA62|title=Costumes and Ornaments as Depicted in the Sculptures of Gwalior Museum|date=1987|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-002-4|pages=62|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Shastri|first1=Ajay Mitra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NhVWAAAAYAAJ&q=An+antariya+is+a+lower+garment+from+ancient+India.|title=Ancient Indian Heritage, Varahamihira's India: Historical geography, religion, and society|last2=Varāhamihira|date=1996|publisher=Aryan Books International|isbn=978-81-7305-081-7|pages=224|language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Raja Ravi Varma - Mahabharata - Shakuntala.jpg|thumb|Painting of [[Shakuntala]] and her friends wearing an antariya, Raja Ravi Varma.]]
An '''antariya''' ({{Transliteration|sa|ISO|antarīya}}) is a lower body garment from [[ancient India]]. It is a long white or coloured strip of cotton passed through the legs, tucked at the back and covering the legs loosely, then flowing into long pleats at front of the legs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last1=Nair|first1=Rukmini Bhaya|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u6XFDwAAQBAJ&q=An+antariya+is+a+lower+garment+from+ancient+India.&pg=PT94|title=Keywords for India: A Conceptual Lexicon for the 21st Century|last2=deSouza|first2=Peter Ronald|date=2020-02-20|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=978-1-350-03925-4|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Mehta|first=Tarla|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l7naMj1UxIkC&q=An+antariya+is+a+lower+garment+from+ancient+India.&pg=PA172|title=Sanskrit Play Production in Ancient India|date=1995|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ.|isbn=978-81-208-1057-0|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=Ayyar|first=Sulochana|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G9eHPXL6UE0C&q=An+antariya+is+a+lower+garment+from+ancient+India.&pg=PA62|title=Costumes and Ornaments as Depicted in the Sculptures of Gwalior Museum|date=1987|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-002-4|pages=62|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Shastri|first1=Ajay Mitra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NhVWAAAAYAAJ&q=An+antariya+is+a+lower+garment+from+ancient+India.|title=Ancient Indian Heritage, Varahamihira's India: Historical geography, religion, and society|last2=Varāhamihira|date=1996|publisher=Aryan Books International|isbn=978-81-7305-081-7|pages=224|language=en}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
Antriya is an ancient garment mentioned in the [[Ramayana]] and [[Mahabharata]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=McLain|first=Karline|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V4-Su0whKa0C&q=An+antariya+is+a+lower+garment+from+ancient+India.&pg=PA72|title=India's Immortal Comic Books: Gods, Kings, and Other Heroes|date=2009|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-22052-3|pages=72|language=en}}</ref> Hindu [[Deity|deities]] can be seen wearing [[Uttariya]] and Antariya in [[sculpture in the Indian subcontinent]],<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XmhDAAAAYAAJ&q=An+antariya+is+a+lower+garment+from+ancient+India.|title=Ancient India|date=1950|publisher=Director General of Archaeology in India.|pages=37|language=en}}</ref> especially in [[hindu temple]]ss and in images in [[Hindu calendar|desi calendars]].
The antariya is an ancient garment mentioned in the ''[[Ramayana]]'' and the ''[[Mahabharata]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|last=McLain|first=Karline|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V4-Su0whKa0C&q=An+antariya+is+a+lower+garment+from+ancient+India.&pg=PA72|title=India's Immortal Comic Books: Gods, Kings, and Other Heroes|date=2009|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-22052-3|pages=72|language=en}}</ref> Hindu deities can be seen wearing the [[uttariya]] and the antariya in [[sculpture in the Indian subcontinent|sculptures in the Indian subcontinent]],<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XmhDAAAAYAAJ&q=An+antariya+is+a+lower+garment+from+ancient+India.|title=Ancient India|date=1950|publisher=Director General of Archaeology in India.|pages=37|language=en}}</ref> especially in [[Hindu temple]]s and other forms of [[Hindu iconography|iconography]].


As mentioned in Buddhist [[Pali]] literature during the 6th century BC, [[Sari]] {{transl|sa|ISO|śāṭikā}} ({{lang-sa|शाटिका}}) is an evolved form of Antriya, which was one of three-piece attire worn by women during the ancient period.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QO2BAAAAMAAJ&q=Stanapatta|page=35|title=Fashion Styles of Ancient India: A Study of Kalinga from Earliest Times to Sixteenth Century Ad|first=Ramesh |last=Prasad Mohapatra|publisher=B.R. Publishing Corporation|year=1992|isbn=9788170187233}}</ref><ref>Prachya Pratibha, 1978 "Prachya Pratibha, Volume 6", p. 121</ref><ref>Agam Kala Prakashan, 1991 "Costume, coiffure, and ornaments in the temple sculpture of northern Andhra", p. 118</ref>
As mentioned in Buddhist [[Pali]] literature during the 6th century BC, [[Sari]] {{Transliteration|sa|ISO|śāṭikā}} ({{langx|sa|शाटिका}}) is an evolved form of the antariya, which was one of three-piece attire worn by women during the ancient period.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QO2BAAAAMAAJ&q=Stanapatta|page=35|title=Fashion Styles of Ancient India: A Study of Kalinga from Earliest Times to Sixteenth Century Ad|first=Ramesh |last=Prasad Mohapatra|publisher=B.R. Publishing Corporation|year=1992|isbn=9788170187233}}</ref><ref>Prachya Pratibha, 1978 "Prachya Pratibha, Volume 6", p. 121</ref><ref>Agam Kala Prakashan, 1991 "Costume, coiffure, and ornaments in the temple sculpture of northern Andhra", p. 118</ref>


== Terminology ==
== Terminology ==
The [[Sanskrit]] word for Antriya is Antarīya.<ref>{{Cite web|last=www.wisdomlib.org|date=2018-05-06|title=Antariya, Antarīya: 7 definitions|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/antariya|access-date=2020-12-09|website=www.wisdomlib.org}}</ref> Lower garment of the ladies of the period are variously referred to as ambara , amsuka , antariya , nivasana , paridhana , vasana , vastram , vasas and sauli in the texts.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mohapatra|first=Ramesh Prasad|title=Fashion Styles of Ancient India: (a Study of Kalinga from Earliest Times to Sixteenth Century A.D.)|date=1992|publisher=B.R. Publishing Corporation|isbn=978-81-7018-723-3|pages=26|language=en}}</ref>
The word antariya is of Sanskrit origin.<ref>{{Cite web|last=www.wisdomlib.org|date=2018-05-06|title=Antariya, Antarīya: 7 definitions|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/antariya|access-date=2020-12-09|website=www.wisdomlib.org}}</ref>


== Use ==
== Use ==
Antariya was usually made of fine cotton or silk. It was usually used in combination with the [[uttariya]]. The [[dhoti]] , [[lungi]] are also derived forms of Antriya.
The antariya was usually made of fine cotton or silk. It was usually used in combination with the [[uttariya]].


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==


<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Ajanta Paintings.jpg|Women in ''choli'' (blouse) and antariya {{circa|320 CE}}, [[Gupta Empire]]
File:Ajanta Paintings.jpg|Women in ''choli'' (blouse) and antariya {{circa|320 CE}}, [[Gupta Empire]]
File:In Welcome of Buddha - ACCN 34-2542 - Government Museum - Mathura 2013-02-24 5941.JPG|thumb|Relief depicting men in antariya and [[uttariya]], 1st century CE
File:In Welcome of Buddha - ACCN 34-2542 - Government Museum - Mathura 2013-02-24 5941.JPG|Relief depicting men in antariya and [[uttariya]], 1st century CE
</gallery>
</gallery>


== See also ==
== See also ==


* [[Aprapadina]]
* [[Uttariya]]
* [[Uttariya]]
* [[Sari]]
* [[Sari]]
*[[Choli]]
* [[Choli]]
* [[Nivi (garment)]]
* [[Nivi (garment)]]


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Painting of Shakuntala and her friends wearing an antariya, Raja Ravi Varma.

An antariya (antarīya) is a lower body garment from ancient India. It is a long white or coloured strip of cotton passed through the legs, tucked at the back and covering the legs loosely, then flowing into long pleats at front of the legs.[1][2][3][4]

History[edit | edit source]

The antariya is an ancient garment mentioned in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.[5] Hindu deities can be seen wearing the uttariya and the antariya in sculptures in the Indian subcontinent,[6] especially in Hindu temples and other forms of iconography.

As mentioned in Buddhist Pali literature during the 6th century BC, Sari śāṭikā (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is an evolved form of the antariya, which was one of three-piece attire worn by women during the ancient period.[1][2][3][7][8][9]

Terminology[edit | edit source]

The word antariya is of Sanskrit origin.[10]

Use[edit | edit source]

The antariya was usually made of fine cotton or silk. It was usually used in combination with the uttariya.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Nair, Rukmini Bhaya; deSouza, Peter Ronald (2020-02-20). Keywords for India: A Conceptual Lexicon for the 21st Century. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-350-03925-4.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Mehta, Tarla (1995). Sanskrit Play Production in Ancient India. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN 978-81-208-1057-0.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Ayyar, Sulochana (1987). Costumes and Ornaments as Depicted in the Sculptures of Gwalior Museum. Mittal Publications. p. 62. ISBN 978-81-7099-002-4.
  4. Shastri, Ajay Mitra; Varāhamihira (1996). Ancient Indian Heritage, Varahamihira's India: Historical geography, religion, and society. Aryan Books International. p. 224. ISBN 978-81-7305-081-7.
  5. McLain, Karline (2009). India's Immortal Comic Books: Gods, Kings, and Other Heroes. Indiana University Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-253-22052-3.
  6. Ancient India. Director General of Archaeology in India. 1950. p. 37.
  7. Prasad Mohapatra, Ramesh (1992). Fashion Styles of Ancient India: A Study of Kalinga from Earliest Times to Sixteenth Century Ad. B.R. Publishing Corporation. p. 35. ISBN 9788170187233.
  8. Prachya Pratibha, 1978 "Prachya Pratibha, Volume 6", p. 121
  9. Agam Kala Prakashan, 1991 "Costume, coiffure, and ornaments in the temple sculpture of northern Andhra", p. 118
  10. www.wisdomlib.org (2018-05-06). "Antariya, Antarīya: 7 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2020-12-09.