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Apaveṣṭita (Aveṣṭita)

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200 BCE - 200 CE
The Natyasastra, Volume I (NS) - Dr. Manomohan Ghosh
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9:203

Āveṣṭita: When the fingers beginning with the first one (the forefinger) are gradually pointing inwards at the time [the hand] moves round, the Karaṇa [thus produced] is called Āveṣṭita.

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1126 CE - 1234 CE
The Nṛtyavinōda of Mānasôllāsa, A Study (NVoM) - Hema Govindarajan
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4:1272-1273

Āvēṣṭita: The fingers beginning with the forefinger are moved inwards. ...

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Vakṣōmaṇḍalina
1200 CE - 1300 CE
Jāyasenāpativiracita Nṛttaratnāvalī, Volume I (NrtN) - Pappu Venugopala Rao and Yashoda Thakore
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2:207-208

If the hands are brought from side to the chest and the fingers curled in movement so that the forefinger takes the lead it is the apaveṣṭita according to experts in nrtta.

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Uromaṇḍali
Uraḥpārśvārdhamaṇḍala
1500 CE - 1600 CE
Nartananirnaya of Sri Pandrika Vitthala Vol. 3 (NN) - R. Sathyanarayana
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7:138

When the fingers [of a hand] beginning with forefinger are turned round inward one after another [and moved toward the chest] this action is said to be apaveṣṭita.

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1600 CE - 1650 CE
Saṅgītanārāyaṇa (SN) - Mandakranta Bose
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3:554-555

When the fingers are bent in sequence starting with the forefinger and the hand is brought from the side to the chest with the palm facing the front, then it is known as avestita karana of the hand.

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