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Vyāvartana

Hasta Karaṇas -

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200 BCE - 200 CE
The Natyasastra, Volume I (NS) - Dr. Manomohan Ghosh
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9:205

Vyavartita: When fingers beginning with the last one (the little finger) are gradually pointing inwards at the time [the hand] moves round, the Karaṇa thus produced is called Vyavartita.

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Nalinīpadmakośa
1126 CE - 1234 CE
The Nṛtyavinōda of Mānasôllāsa, A Study (NVoM) - Hema Govindarajan
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4:1275-1276

Vyāvartita: The fingers beginning with the little finger are moved inwards.

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1200 CE - 1300 CE
Jāyasenāpativiracita Nṛttaratnāvalī, Volume I (NrtN) - Pappu Venugopala Rao and Yashoda Thakore
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2:209

The hasta in prone position is moved from the sides to the chest while the fingers curl inwards following the little finger’s lead. This is vyāvartana as the erudite say.

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1500 CE - 1600 CE
Nartananirnaya of Sri Pandrika Vitthala Vol. 3 (NN) - R. Sathyanarayana
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7:140

When the fingers [of a hand] beginning with little finger are turned round inward one after another [and moved toward the chest], this action <karaṇa> is said to be vyāvartita.

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1600 CE - 1650 CE
Saṅgītanārāyaṇa (SN) - Mandakranta Bose
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3:555-557

In dvartita [vyavartita], the hand is moved around as in avestita,

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