ajina

the hide of the black antelope, worn as a garment by ascetics DN.i.167; Snp.1027; Ja.i.12, Ja.i.53; Ja.iv.387; Ja.v.407. kharājina a rough skin (as garment) MN.i.343; SN.iv.118; AN.ii.207; Snp.249 (= kharāni a˚-cammāni Snp-a.291). dantājina ivory (q.v.).

  • -khipa a cloak made of a network of strips of a black antelope’s hide DN.i.167; SN.i.117; AN.i.240, AN.i.295; AN.ii.206; Vin.i.306; Vin.iii.34; Ja.vi.569.
  • -paveṇi a cloth of the size of a couch made from pieces of ant. skin sewn together Vin.i.192; DN.i.7 (= ajina-cammehi mañcappamāṇena sibbitvā katā paveṇi DN-a.i.87); AN.i.181.
  • -sāṭī a garment of skins (= ajina-camma-sāṭī Dhp-a.iv.156) Dhp.394 = Ja.i.481 = Ja.iii.85.

Vedic ajina, to aja, orig. goats’ skin