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A ferocious approach with inimical intention is indicated by the Kapota hand. So also bowing down and talk-ing to a venerable man. Women artistes employ this hand on their breasts to represent cold and fear. The Kapota hands released after the meeting of fingers are used to represent the ideas. “This much can be done” ‘‘Nothing more is feasible” or words expressing anxiety.

It is to be used to indicate an approach with inimical intention, bowing and talking to a venerable person. To indicate cold and fear, women are to hold this hand on their breasts.

The hands [showing the Kapota gesture] released after the meeting of fingers will indicate anxious words, or ‘This much can be done’ or ‘Nothing more can be done.’

It should be done to denote cold, danger and to show modesty.

taking oath, conversation with elders etc., humble acquiescence.

acquiescence, trees such as the coconut, areca-nut, etc., plantain flower, cold, nectar, receiving things, casket, citron.

It is to be used in salutation, addressing a preceptor, respectful acceptance or agreement.

Kapota hasta is used to denote the following: bowing, taking oath, conversation with the guru or elders and agreeing with humbleness.

Kapota hasta is used to denote the following: acquiescence, rows of trees such as coconut - arecanut and hintala, plantain flower, cold, modesty, collecting things, casket and madiphalam.

This Hasta is used to depict beseeching the deities, humility, joy and paying heed to the advice of elders,

It shows salutation, giving rewards to the guides, protection, feeling cold etc.

It finds usage talking to gurus and humility. If it is placed in front of the chest and made to face forward, while talking to gurus, depicts politeness.

Women must make it tremble for this purpose. It is used to depict fear and shivering due to cold. This gesture is like the tortoise and so has been kurmaka by some.

Modesty, appeasement, the reception of a. guru, one struck with cold, one struck with fear, the diseased, fear,

cold, disease, the month of Magha, a thin body, the face of one struck with grief, the birth of a man or an animal,

pride, victory, dice, the spadix of a plantain tree, Mahesvara, a pigeon, abandonment, folding the two hands together, a proof, compassion, a master, taking orders

a ceremonial casting off of an image after worship, the words ‘Please excuse’, hanging down—in these Kapota is indicated.

Kapota demonstrated severally in the proper way, would indicate the subjects from ‘Mahesvara’ to ‘hanging down’.

it means modesty. It means appeasement. It indicates the reception of a guru.

it means the subjects from ‘one struck with cold’ to ‘the month of Magha'.

it speaks of one struck with grief, or a weakened body.

it speaks of the birth of men and animals.

it speaks of pride.

it indicates victory.

it is a dye,

indicates the spadix of a plantain tree.

In addressing the teacher, in saluting or [in showing] modesty [this hand] is placed forward. To indicate cold [it is held] on the chest both by women and cowardly men.