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Saṃyuta Hasta - Double Hand Gestures

Bharata Natyam
Elizabeth Kelly

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

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Bharata Natyam
Elizabeth Kelly

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No verse annotation

Cakra (discus): Ardhacandra hands askew, the palms in contact.

Meaning:
No verse annotation:

discus

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
Mentioned by:
Sampuṭa (casket): the fingers of the Cakra hand are bent.

Sampuṭa

Kūrma

1100 CE - 1200 CE
Nandikeśvara's Abhinaya Darpaṇam, 3rd edition (AD) - Dr. Manomohan Ghosh

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Bharata Natyam
Elizabeth Kelly

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1:192

Cakra. When the palms in Ardhacandra hands are put across each other they make Cakra hand.

Meaning:
1:192:

It is to denote a cakra (wheel).

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

Ardhaçandra - 1:111
Mentioned by:
Saṁpuṭa. When the fingers in Cakra hands are curved, it is called the Saṁpuṭa hand.

Sampuṭa

Kūrma

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

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Bharata Natyam
Elizabeth Kelly

Description:
8:485

When the palms of two Ardhacandra hastas are joined askew, it becomes Cakra hasta.

Meaning:
8:485:

Cakra hasta is used to denote a cakra i.e. discus / wheel.

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
Mentioned by:
If the fingers of both Cakra hastas are curved, it becomes Saṁpuṭa hasta (sampuṭa = casket)

Sampuṭa

Kūrma

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