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Bāṇa

Asaṃyuta Hasta - Single Hand Gestures

Descriptions and Meanings

1100 CE - 1200 CE
The Mirror of Gesture (AD) - Ananda Coomaraswamy
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Bāṇa (arrow): the three fingers joined just touch the thumb, and the little finger is extended.

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the number six, Nala-nrtya.


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1100 CE - 1200 CE
Abhinaya Darpanam of Nandikeswara (AD) - P.S.R. Apparao
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7:442

When the three fingers i.e. forefinger, middle finger and ring finger are joined together and slightly pressed by the thumb and the little finger is outstretched, it becomes Bana hasta (bāna = arrow).

Meaning:
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Bāna hasta is used to denote the number six and Nåla nrtya.


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