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If the second finger is turned round and round it suggests a potter’s or a chariot's wheel or crowd.

I shall briefly mention the various applications of this when the forefinger is raised, bent, kept shaking, oscillating, expanded, lifted up and tremulous.

In representing snouts, number one, clubs, sticks etc. this hand should be employed with the forefinger raised further. It should be bent and made to come into contact with the mouth to represent beings with curved fangs.

By a circular movement of this band, the forfeit are of all the possessions can be represented. An alternate raising and lowering of the forefinger is this hand represents long study and long day.

In order to indicate the realization of the meanings of utterances, the forefinger is curved and moved up and down near the face.

The artiste stretches the forefinger, shakes it and moves it up in order to indicate ‘‘Do not” or “Do speak”.

Anger is represented, perspiration is indicated if the forefinger is merely shaken. In the Abhinaya based on tresses of hair, earring, armlet and decoration of the cheeks, in representing egotism, or “I am” or pointing out on enemy the same gestures are followed. When asking “who is this?" or while scratching the hand is held very near the forehead. Two Sucimukha hands are collectively made use of to indicate gathering together of the men and their separation is indicated when they are separated. The artiste crosses the two hands to represent a quarrel. When the hands press each other bondage is represented. To indicate the close of the day make the two sucimukha hands face each other and hold them separately on the left side.

When moved in the front this hand represents any form, stone whirlpool, some mechanical contrivance or a hill. Serving of food is represented when the same movement is made with the hand pointing downwards.

While representing Siva this hand as, pointed downwards and closely held to the forehead; while indicating Indra the bend is to be raised into the forehead and held across.

Two such hands can represent the orb of the full moon and rising of the banner of Indra is indicated when they are held close to the forehead.

Moved around this same hand (single) represents the lunar area and Siva’s third eye is represented when held on the forehead. The artiste raises it obliquely to represent Indra’s eyes.

I shall tell you briefly of its various uses as the forefinger [in it] is raised and bent, moving sideways, shaking, moving up and down, and moving up without any rest. By moving the forefinger upwards [in this hand] are to be represented discus, lightning, banners, blossoms, earring, zigzag movement, a cry of approbation, young serpent, young sprout, incense, lamp, creepers, Śikhaṇḍa, falling down, curve and roundness and with the forefinger raised this [hand] again should be used in [representing] stars, nose, [the number] one, club and stick. And [this hand with the forefinger] bent should meet the mouth to represent a being with teeth, and by the circular movement of this hand one should represent the taking away [a man’s] everything. And the forefinger in this hand should be quite near the eats in yawning, and by the mouth lowered to represent long study and long day. And the same should be curved near the face to represent a sentence. And to indicate ‘no’ or ‘speak’ the forefinger should be stretched, shaken and moved up.

This hand should be shaken to represent anger, perspiration, hair, ear-ring, armlet and decoration of the cheeks. And to represent pride, ‘I am,’ enemy, ‘Who is this’ man? and in scratching of the ear it should be held near the forehead. [And two Sūcīmukha hands] should be united to represent the union [of men], and be separated to indicate separation, and to represent a quarrel the two hands should be crossed, and to show bondage they are to press each other. The two Sūcīmukha [hands] facing each other and held separately on the left side will represent the close of the day, and held on the right side they will indicate the close of the night.

This hand moved in the front will indicate [any] form, stone, whirlpool, mechanical contrivance and a hill, and to represent the serving up of meals the same movement of the hand pointing downwards is required.

To represent Śiva this hand pointing downwards is to be held close to the forehead and to indicate Śakra (Indra) this hand is to be raised [to the forehead] and held across it.

By two such hands the orb of the full moon is to be represented, and to indicate the rising of Śakra (Indra) (i.e. raising his banner) it should be held close to the forehead.

[This hand] moved all around will represent the orb of the moon, and to indicate Śiva’s [third] eye, it should be held on the forehead and [in case of] Śakra’s (India’s) [eyes it should be] raised obliquely,

It is used to show day and night and the eyes of Indra and Mahesa.

Divided /broken, to jump, world, Laksmana, fall,one/different, month, eye brows, split and coir are the samyutahastas.

Asamyutahustas are - one, expression to mean what happened which should not have happened, to indicate dead body, anyone/anything else, plural, to hear, knowledge, ago, he, these people, country, a little, witness, to refuse, ask to come to fight with [as a command], and ask to go [as a command].

one, Parabrahma, demonstration, one hun¬dred, sun, city, world, saying “Thus”, or “What?”, “He”, fan, threatening, pining away, rod, the body, astonishment, braid of hair, umbrella, capability, down (roma), beating the drum, turning the potter’s wheel, wheel, circle, explanation, evening.

boastings, truth-telling, pointing to a distant country, life, going in front, one, the twilights, solitude, lotus stalk, saying “Sadhu”, looking at things, saying “Thus”, world, Parabrahma, unity, rod, turning a wheel, sun, sunrise and sunset, arrow, secret, hero (nayaka), sili-mukha arrow, saying “What?”, saying “He”, metal, handle, threatening, addressing inferiors, listening, yearning for the beloved, recollection, nose, beak, white colour, vision.

It is used to denote the number one, the Supreme Soul (Para-brahma), one hundred, the sun, a city, the world, saying 'like that’ and ‘that which’, in the sense of crowdlcss, threaten­ing, growing thin, a rod, body, astonishment, a braid of hair, an umbrella, capability, hairs, beating drum, the potter’s wheel, circum­ference of a wheel, consideration, and decline of the day.

Sūçī hasta is used to denote the following : one, Parabrahma, hundred, Sun, city, world, saying 'thus’, saying which/what and that, fan, threatening, thinness, rod, body, astonishment, braid of hair, umbrella, capability, hand or corner, hair, bearing the drum, turning of the potter's wheel, wheel of a chariot, circle or group, thinking pros and cons, and evening.

Sūçīmukha hasta is used to denote the following: praising, telling truth, pointing to a distant place or country, life, going in front, to say. 'one', the twilight, solitude deserted place, lotus stalk, saying 'well-done' etc., looking at things, saying 'thus', world, indicating Parabrahma, showing one or unity, rod, turning of the wheels of a chariot, Sun. sunrise and sunset, arrow, meeting the hero in secret or secret and hero, arrow's point, saying 'what and that': metal, handle, threatening, addressing inferiors, listening, yearning for the beloved, recollection, nose, beak, white colour, and vision.

To depict using weapons and forbidding Vakra Sūcimukha is used. To depict directing and threatening Prasarita Sucimukha is used. To depict earring, turning of a wheel, good words and swinging Kampra Sucimukha is used.

It shows reasoning, exhibiting and threatening ,etc.

Urdhvanana tarjani is used to threaten, for the number one, to hold a stick, noose, etc.

When the finger moves in circular path from left to right in anti-clockwise direction, it can be used for the sharp circular missile weapon, potter’s wheel, an encircling wheel, cart wheel, six energy points in the body (satcakras)...

...capturing, indication of worlds, et al. The same gesture accompanied by a vibrating movement represents cheeks ornate with earrings and lightning.

The forefinger must be stretched straight upwards to represent the flag. It must be shaken to indicate a cluster of sprigs. It must move from side to side to trace the curvilinear path of the fish and other creatures.

The forefinger is bent over the thumb and used for the following: aromatic vapour, lamp, birds like the crow, vegetables like the bottlegourd, grapevine and other creepers,

Tender leaf, falling down, a crooked shape, and a little snake. Boar and othei animals with tusks can be depicted by holding the hasta at the ends of the mouth.

The forefinger stretched and bent to a side moves from left to right at length to signify dawn and dusk.

When this is stretched from a bent position near the face, it is indicative of a word (talk). It is used to touch earrings, armlets indicative of fame and arranging hair locks.

When it is stretched, it can be used to wipe sweat and to write the like of letters. The same hasta when made to shake and turned, indicates anger.

When the same hasta is raised, it expresses ‘but’, ’he’, ’then’, etc. and demanding ‘who is he?’ in anger on seeing the enemy.

If the forefinger is stretched forward, it indicates objects at a distance, anything placed transversely and scratching the ear. When joined with that of the other hand, it shows union...

...when separated, separation. If one forefinger is placed across the other, it means quarrel. If the hastas are held at a distance of one tala (the distance between the thumb and middle finger) and the forefingers are interlocked like a shackle, it means a bond.

When both forefingers are turned away from the dancer and stretched to the right, it indicates the sun and sunset as the right is the side of the sun.

The same is performed on the left to indicate the moon and recession of the moon as the left is the side of the moon. If the forefinger points downwards and the tip rotated, it shows a well, a whirlpool, rock, etc.

Both {slid fingers) coming together and pointing downwards can be used to show the forehead and the three-eyed Siva. The same hasta moved obliquely with a circular movement indicates Indra.

A star, a cloud, a pitcher, a wheel, an incense-stick, a small snake, a creeper, a twig, a fallen leaf, a peacock feather, a lamp,

a fall, a wrathful look, the query—‘Who is he?’, ‘Who is he?’, poking with a needle, the genital organ of an animal, the indication of a task,

wrath, the refusal to excuse, approbation, reviling, abusing, heaven, a javelin, one day, the holding up of a staff,

a mountain, a pole, a long thing, banana, the nether regions, a hole, a whirlpool of water, a round thing, fetters for the legs,

the wheel of a potter, a mountain fountain, a drizzle, clarified butter, a serpent, the tusk of an elepant, an ear ornament, a bracelet,

bangles, a coronet, a braid of hair, the dress of a woman, distracted person, a bead on the ear", the mango tree,

glass, stalk of a lotus, any weapon used by men, compassion, a small deed, the damanaka and other trees,

a clove, baktila flower, the madhavi creeper, the marubaka plant, the ketaki flower, the campaka flower,

digging, burning a thing, a conch-shell, an eye, a shield, an ornament, a thigh, the middle region of the body, the poking of the cars,

die sponging of sweat, the cheeks, a sound, the bark of a tree, a direction like the east, the trunk of an elephant, seeing gods,

distance, sojourn away from residence, a foreign land, one living away from one’s house, an eye of Siva, an enemy, the end of a day,

the end of a night, victory, an eclipse, a fire, pride in saying ‘I’, bending down, a quarrel,

the sound of instruments like bberi, pataha and dbakkii, the fixation of a branch, a voice in the air, rise, a stuffed mattress, the Sun, the moon,

the tail of an animal, the month of Asadha, a flag, lightning, a bunch of flowers, a vipralabdha nayika (a woman disappointed by her husband’s breaking his own words), a khandita nayika (a woman angry with her husband because of his infidelity),

asvddbina-bbartrka nayika (a woman with the husband in her control), the wheel of a chariot, powder, Visnu in his Tortoise incarnation, an ordinary tortoise,—in all these Sucimukha is to be applied.

is signified or a cloud or a pitcher.

an expert indicates all the subjects from ‘a wheel’ to ‘a wrathful look’.

Tile subjects from ‘the query'—who is he? ’Who is he?’ to ’the indication of a task’ are to be demonstrated

The intelligent expert in hastas should show the subjects from “wrath’ to ‘abusing’.

The subjects from ‘heaven’ to ‘a long thing’ are to be acted

it signifies a banana fruit.

All the subjects from ‘the nether regions of the world’ to ‘the wheel of a potter’ are to be brought out,

indicates the five subjects beginning with ‘a mountain stream’.

The subjects from ‘ear ornament’ to ‘one living away from one’s house’ are articulated.

indicates the (third) eye of Siva, as also an enemy.

it means the end of a day.

indicate the end of a night,

speaks of victory.

can be indicated the eclipse of the Sun and the moon.

it is a fire.

one indicates the pride of saying ‘I’.

binding is meant.

a quarrel is indicated.

suggests the sound of instruments like bheri, pataha, dhakka, etc.

indicates branches of trees.

means a voice in the air.

it is the rise of Sun and moon.

it is a stuffed mattress.

it is the Sun and the moon.

it indicates the tail of an animal.

it is the month of Asddha

it is a flag that is meant.

it is then a lightning.

it is a bunch of flowers.

it means a vipralabdha nayika, a khandita nayika.

it is svddhina-bhartrka nayika.

it is the wheel of a chariot.

it is an amount of powder.

it is the Tortoise incarnation of Visnu or just an ordinary tortoise.

To indicate cakra, the discus, it is moved around in a circle with the forefinger pointing upwards.

To indicate the circular movement of an owl

it indicates the wheels of a chariot.

To indicate breathing

to indicate [the number] one

to indicate a slightly dangling earring.

To indicate a crooked vehicle

To indicate union,

they indicate separation

they indicate confrontation.

to indicate the teeth of a lion or a tiger.

to indicate a fall.

To indicate a flag

to indicate approval.

to indicate lightning.

To indicate washing the ear after hearing bad words,

In making an offering

To indicate Siva,

to indicate Vasava [Indra]

number two [with two hands in suci]