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Marāla

Saṃyuta Hasta - Double Hand Gestures

Descriptions and Meanings

1350 CE - 1550 CE
Śrihastamuktāvali (HM) - Maheswar Neog
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If the fingers of both the hands are shaken separate from each other, it is called Marāla hasta

Meaning:
:830:

A river, a big river, a bank of a river, prowess, a burning fire, fever, a plantain leaf, other leaves in general,


:831:

hate, the disaffected, a thief, a rule, a string for stringing tinkling bells, brightening up, one filled with joy, one worthy of praise, one of good character,


:832:

the unkind, pain, etc., one greatly afflicted, a fickle person, frost, stealing, the diffident, one afraid, the morning, a breeze,


:833:

suspicion, the dreadful, travel, the Malaya wind, the wind during the rains, the wind of the wintry season, a mango fruit,


:834:

the interjection 'Ah’, hair, the spring season, the winter, a season in general, a war, courage—in these is Marala applied.


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:835

If the two hands of Marala, facing down, are moved from the right to the left,

Meaning:
:835:

it means a river. It means also a big river.


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:836

If the two hands of Marala, with the fingers turned down, are shown,

Meaning:
:836:

it means the bank of a river.


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:836

If Marala is shaken and pushed forward,

Meaning:
:836:

it speaks of prowess; it represents a fire; it means fever.


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:837

If the thumb and small finger of Marala are lowered while the other three fingers are shaken,

Meaning:
:837:

it speaks of the plantain leaf. It signifies other leaves in general.


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:838

If the two hands of Marala, feeing up, are raised high at the front and on the back,

Meaning:
:838:

it signifies all the subjects from ‘hatred’ to ‘a rule.


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:839

If Marala is rotated round the waist,

Meaning:
:839:

it is a string which binds together tinkling bells.


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:839

If Marala, facing up, is moved forward,

Meaning:
:839:

it means brightening up, one foil of joy, one worthy of praise, and one of good character, all severally.


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:840

If the two hands of Marala are moved from the breast to high up,

Meaning:
:840:

it means all the subjects from ‘the unkind’ to 'travel'.


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:841

If the two hands of Marala, with their fingers pointing up, are hung down,

Meaning:
:841:

it means Malaya wind, the wind of rainy season, and the wind of wintry days.


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:842

If Marala is brought gracefolly from high up downward,

Meaning:
:842:

it means a mango fruit. The subjects from the interjection 'Ah’ to'courage' are to be indicated by the proper manipulation of Marala.


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