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>Some of them go naked, and some of them carry a skull and trident,

>generally known as kapalika.

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>>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 4.19.22

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>Would 'a skull and trident' be better rendered as 'a skull and a

>trident'?

 

As far as I see from MWD, "kapala" refers to the skull alone, and for

trident another word needs to be added.

 

Otherwise: carry a skull (kapala) and trident).

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