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Saṃyuta Hasta - Double Hand Gestures

Bharata Natyam
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1100 CE - 1200 CE
The Mirror of Gesture (AD) - Ananda Coomaraswamy

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Siva-linga (do.): Ardha-candra with the left hand, Sikhara with the right.

Meaning:
No verse annotation:

Siva-linga.

Based upon:
Ardhaçandra (half-moon): the thumb of the Patāka hand is stretched out.

Ardhaçandra - No verse annotation According to another book: same definition. This hand originates from the desire of Siva for ornaments, of which the moon is one. Its sage is Atri, its race Vaisya, its colour smoky, its patron deity Mahadeva.

According to another book: same definition. This hand originates from the desire of Siva for ornaments, of which the moon is one. Its sage is Atri, its race Vaisya, its colour smoky, its patron deity Mahadeva.

Ardhaçandra - No verse annotation Ṡikhara (spire): in the same hand, the thumb is raised.

Ṡikhara - No verse annotation According to another book: same definition. It originates from CandraSekhara (Siva), when he held Mt. Meru as his bow. It originates from that Meru-bow, its sage is Jihna, its race Gandharva, its colour dusky, the God of Love (Rati vallabha) its patron deity.

According to another book: same definition. It originates from CandraSekhara (Siva), when he held Mt. Meru as his bow. It originates from that Meru-bow, its sage is Jihna, its race Gandharva, its colour dusky, the God of Love (Rati vallabha) its patron deity.

Ṡikhara - No verse annotation
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1100 CE - 1200 CE
Nandikeśvara's Abhinaya Darpaṇam, 3rd edition (AD) - Dr. Manomohan Ghosh

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1:186

Śivaliṅga. When Ardhaçandra is held by the left hand and Sikhara by the right, the Śivaliṅga hand is made.

Meaning:
1:186:

It is used in showing the phallic symbol.

Based upon:
Ardhacandra (half-moon): If the thumb of the Patāka hand is stretched out, the latter is called Ardhacandra.

Ardhaçandra - 1:111 Sikhara (peak): If the Muṣṭi hand has its thumb, raised up it becomes Sikhara.

Ṡikhara - 1:118
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1100 CE - 1200 CE
Abhinaya Darpanam of Nandikeswara (AD) - P.S.R. Apparao

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8:477

When the right hand as Sikhara hasta is placed on the left hand which is Ardhacandra hasta, it becomes Śivalinga hasta.

Meaning:
8:477:

It is used to denote 'Śivalingam'.

Based upon:
If the thumb of the Patāka hasta is streched out it becomes Ardhaçandra hasta.

Ardhaçandra - 7:266-268 When the thumb of Pataka hasta is stretched away from the other fingers, it beocmes Ardhaçandra hasta.

Ardhaçandra - 7:269-274 If the thumb of the Mushṭi hasta is raised, it will be Ṡikhara hasta (Ṡikhara = peak of the mountain).

Ṡikhara - 7:295-297 If the thumb of Mushti hasta is raised, it becomes Ṡikhara hasta.

Ṡikhara - 7:298-305
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