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This suggests discharge of arrows, pointing lips and legs, etc. and lifting up die tresses.

This gesture is applicable in the representations of Rasmi (Reins rays), Kusa grass, burling of Tomara, and javelin, wielding of goad and bow, the painting of lips feet etc. and stroking the forelocks of hairs.

It is used to represent reins, whip, goad, bow, throwing a javelin (tomara) or a spike *(śakti), painting the two lips and feet and raising up hairs.

It should be done in holding the reins, bow and a goad.

The meanings shown are to walk, feet, eyes, to see, way, to search, ears, to drink. There is no asamyutahasta here.

the God of Love (Madan), bow, pillar, silence, husband, tooth, entering, questioning, the body, saying “No!”, recollection, intimate suggestion (abhinayantara), untying the girdle, em¬brace, lover, letting fly sakti and tomara weapons, sound of a bell, pounding.

gratifying the ancestors, steadiness, establishing a family, hero, spire, friend, cleaning the teeth with to and fro movement, plying a palmyra fan, difference, saying “What?”, drinking water from a spouted vessel (bhrngara), the number four, letting fly sakti or tomara weapons, enjoying con¬sequences, demure attitude of an amorous girl, bashfulness, bow, the God of Love (Smara), saying “ No!”, charity, perma¬nent mood (sthayi bhava), Vinayaka, Mahisa-mardini, heroism, galloping of a horse, half-moon, brow-spot, etc., making the sign of the hair-knot, sapphire, intensity.

It is used to denote amour (or god of love), a bow, a pillar, certainty, making offering to manes, the upper lip, some¬thing entered, a tooth, questioning, the phallic symbol, saying ‘no’, recollection, near about abhinaya (?), pulling at the girdle, the act of embrace, and sounding a bell.

Ṡikhara hasta is used to denote the following: Manmatha, bow, pillar, resolve, silence, offerings to gratify the manes (ancestors who are dead), upper lip, entering, tooth, questioning, Sivalingam, body, saying 'no', recollection, change in abhinayam, intimate suggestion, grabbing the girdle, embracing, husband, throwing sakti and tomara weapons, sound of bell and pounding.

Ṡikhara hasta is used to denote the following: offerings to gratify the ancestors, steadiness, establishing the family, hero, hill top, friend, cleaning the teeth (when held obliquely), plying palmyra fan, difference, saying 'what', drinking water from a spouted vessel, the number four, throwing sakti and tômara weapons, receiving or enjoying the consequences, demure of an amorous girl, bashfulness, bow, Smara, husband, resolve, pillar, sound of bell, nartana, saying 'no', charity, dominant emotion or firmness, Vighneswara, Mahishasuramardani (=Durga), heroism, galloping of a horse, putting tilakas like ardhacandra, making the sign of tying the hair-knot, sapphire, and firmness or strength.

This Hasta is used to depict ringing of bells, pressing or rubbing the body, throwing a spike or a javelin, holding a rope or reins,

It is formed to show the act of coloring the lips and taking a bow or a stick.

It is used to hold the sacred grass used in certain religious ceremonies, a rope and other things. It is also used to show strength, flinging a lance, women opening their hair loose and beautifying lips and feet.

A mountain, the peak of a mountain, a bamboo, a war, beating, a deadly poison, sraddha, the offering of food to the manes, the offering of libations of water to the manes,

powder, a ditch, vajra, the inflicting of pain, ascertainments, a tinkling bell, painting, a goose, a straight thing, prohibiting, killing,

the pounding of sandal etc., purchasing, one decked with ornaments, wrestling, the fighting of two persons with another two, honouring, giving,

holding tight reins of horse, an elephant goad, a bow, a

the pointed head, of a kusa grass, seeing, seeds, weapons like javelin, a sprout—the Sikhara hasta is to be applied in all these. Detailed Description of the Subjects of Sikhara Hasta

it is said to be a mountain.

it speaks of the peak of a mountain.

it indicates a bamboo plant.

it is a war,

it is beating.

it means the deadly halahala poison.

it indicates the sraddha ceremony, the offering of food to the manes, the offering of libations of water to the manes.

it is some powder that is meant.

it indicates a moat.

All the subjects from 'vajra' to ‘a sprout’ are to be demonstrated

It is used in hurling a javelin or spear, in grasping a bow, arrow or goad. It is [also] used in colouring the lips or the teeth and in throwing the hair back. Some say whatever is directed for musti can be applied to this.