Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Hastabhinaya -Gesture of Hands


Angusta: Thumb Finger
Tarjani:Fore Finger
Madyam : Middle Finger
Anamika:Ring Finger
Kanista: Little Finger

Asamyuta hastas (Single Hand Gestures)
Names of the 28 single handed gestures or Asamyuta hastas are laid out in the verse given below :
Patakastripatakasyardhapatokartarimukhaha/
Mayurakhyordhacandrashca aralah shukatundakaha// verse 89//
Musthishca shikharakhyashca kapithah katakamukhah/
Suci candrakala padmakoshah sarpashirastatha//verse 90//
Mrigashirshah simhamukha kangulashalapadmakah/
Caturo bhramarashcaiva hamsasyo hamsapakshakah//verse91//
Sandamsho mukulascheva tamracudatrishulakah/
Ityasamyutahastanamashtavishatiriirita//verse 92//


Samyuta Hasta (Double Hand Gestures)
The following verse recites the names of different hastas.
Anjalishca kapotashca karkata svastikastatha// verse 172//
Dolahastah pushputa utsangah shivalingakah/
Katakavardhanashcaiva kartarisvastikastatah// verse 173//
Shakata shanka cakre ca samputah pashakilakau/
Matsya kurmo varahashca garudo nagabandhakah// verse 174//
Khatva bherunda ityete sankhyata samyutah karah/

Sanskrit verses taken from Abhinaya Darpana of Nandikeshvara -

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