Bharata Natyam
Elizabeth Kelly
Ḍola
Saṃyuta Hasta - Double Hand Gestures
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Dola. Both the shoulders are at ease in a Karana and two Pataka hands long down. This constitutes the Dola hand.
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This hand represents haste, sadness, loss of sense, swooning, inebriated state, excitement illness and weapon-inflict¬ed wounds,
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Dola—When the two shoulders are at ease in a Karaṇa and the two Patāka hands are hanging down the Dola hand is produced.
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It is to be used in indicating hurry, sadness, fainting, fit of intoxication, excitement, state of illness and wound by a weapon.
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When the two Patāka hands are hanging down-wards it becomes Dola.
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It should be done to show meditation, giving charity and to show eatables.
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Ḍola (swing): two Pataka hands placed on the thighs.
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beginning a Natya.
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According to another book: Pataka hands at the sides. The patron deity is Bharati.
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infatuation, fainting, drunken indolence, welcoming the beloved (vilasa), etc.
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1:181
Ḍolā. When the Patāka hands are placed on the thigh the Ḍolā hand is formed.
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It is used at the beginning of natya.
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Ḍola Hasta. When two Pataka hastas are placed on the sides of the respective thighs, it becomes Ḍola hasta (dola = dola = a swing).
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8:468
When two Pataka hastas are hanging on their respective sides, it becomes Ḍola hasta.
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Ḍola hasta is used to denote the following: infatuation, fainting, drunkenness or intoxication, indolence and vilasa etc.
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Dōla: The hands which are in Pataka Hasta are stretched straight down and the shoulders are relaxed.
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This Hasta is used to depict fatigue, grief, swooning, intoxication, sorrow and fear,
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7:73
Dolahasta: If both hands are spread down with pataka hasta it is dola hasta
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This should be used in sorrow intoxication, unconciousness, illness and confusion.
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2:188
The hands holding the patāka hasta, the arms are dropped at the sides to form dola.
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It is used to depict despair, bewilderement, intoxication, direct blow, panic, stroke, swoon, injury from weapons, etc.
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If the two hands in the form of two Patakas are lowered somewhat loosely, it becomes Dola hasta, endowed with cadence of hastas.
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A quarrel, difficulty, falling into unconsciousness, the unconscious, dignity, the dignified, a stroke, a harm,
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pride, the proud, a disease, the diseased, labour, the tired, affliction, the afflicted,
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a hurt, the hurt, a fall, the fallen, a hurt from a weapon, the hurt from a weapon, affliction, the afflicted,
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the month of Bhadra, swinging, prayers, salution, following, a swing, a boat, the Dola-yatra festival—in these is Dola hasta very aptly applied.
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All the subjects from ‘a quarrel’ to ‘the afflicted’ are to be demonstrated in each case putting the hand in the proper place and in the proper way.
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When Dola is swung at the front,
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it means the month of Bhadra; it also means a swing.
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If Dola is held at the front and the posture of entreaties is taken,
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it means prayers.
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If Dola touches the head,
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it means a salute.
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If Dola is shown with the neck a little obliquely put,
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it is an indication of compliance.
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If the two hands of Dola hang loosely on the sides,
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it is a swing.
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If Dola moves forward,
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it is a boat.
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If Dola is swung at the front,
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it denotes the Dola-yatra festival.
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Dola is [formed] by two patāka hands, palms upturned and joined together.
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When the hands in patāka hang down with the shoulders slackened and the fingers separated, it is called dola.
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This is used in disease, dejection, fainting, intoxication and also in fatigue. In walking with dignity or pride, the hands swing at the sides.