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This suggests giving water, movement of a snake (the word is also mentioned as sarpasiras, sarpa meaning a snake), etc.

In order to represent water offerings (libations as well as sprinkling), movement of reptiles, challenging persons to combats and the stroking of the frontal globes the elephant etc. this hand is used.

It is used to represent the offering of water, movement of serpents, pouring water [on anything], challenging [for a duel], motion of the elephant’s frontal globes (kumhba) and the like.

The meanings shown by this mudrii are - poison, serpent and hood.

sandal-paste, snake, slowness, sprinkling, cherishing, etc., giving water to gods and sages, the flapping of elephants’ ears, massage of wrestlers.

rouge (kunkuma), mud, pranayama, washing the face, occasion of charity, sandal paste, elephant, a short man, massage of wrestler’s shoulders, fondling, milk, water, saffron, bashfulness, concealing a child, image, drinking water, clinging (lina), saying “Very true”, Brahmana caste, turmeric colour, saying “It is proper”, answering, sprinkling sandal powder, applying sandal paste, etc., holding the breasts, etc. of women.

used to denote sandal paste, a snake, the middle tone, sprinkling, nourishing, giving water to gods and sages, the moving to and fro of the two kumbbas (the slight protuberances of the head) of an elephant, and arms of wrestlers.

Sarpaṡīrsha hasta is used to denote the following: sandal paste, snake, mandra swara or slowness, sprinkling, cherishing etc., offering water to gods or sages, hitting the kumbhasthala of an elephant or flapping of elephant's ears and arms of wrestlers or massage of wrestlers.

The Sarpaṡīrsha hasta is used to denote the following: kumkuma, mud, doing Prānāyāma, washing the face, occasion for charity ; sàndal paste, elephant, shortman, wrestlers slapping their shoulders, fondling, milk, water, saffron flower, bashfulness / concealing, child or concealing a child, image or idol, drinking water, to become one or clinging, saying very true, deva race, harit varnam, saying 'it is proper', sprinkling scented powder, applying sandal paste etc. and holding the breasts etc. of women.

This Hasta is used to depict pouring, drinking or offering of holy water. When facing downwards it is used to depict waving movement, dwarfs and the like. It is held facing upwards to depict blessing, appeasing and the movements of snakes,

It is used to show movements like a snake, the watering process and throwing the water etc.

slithering of a snake, the wrestlers striking their shoulders and thighs in combat, thumping the prominence on the upper part of an elephant’s forehead and upper part of its back, etc.

A serpent, a small boat, the movement of a serpent, a pitcher full of water, the sprinkling of water,

the placing of a thing, a Ksatriya, a cruel person, the worship of gods, the frontal globe on the forehead of an elephant, different forms of union, striking out, the hood of a serpent,

water sport, bowls, giving of water, plastering—Sarpasirah is fixed by me in all these. Detailed Description of the Subjects of Sarpasirah Hasta

it means a serpent.

it bespeaks of a small boat.

it exhibits the movement of a serpent.

it stands for a pitcher full with water.

it means sprinkling of water.

it means placing (of a thing).

it means a Ksatriya or a cruel person.

it is the worship of gods.

it is the frontal globes on the forehead of an elephant.

it is some kind of physical union.

it means striking out.

it is the hood of a serpent. If after the exhibition of water with the hands, the hand takes the position of a black-bee; it may be taken as depicting water sport.

it means vessels, good and bad.

it stands for offering of water.

it is plastering of the floor.

To indicate the movement of a snake

in offering oblation to gods