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Brahmōktaśukatunḍa

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

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Description:
8:590

When the tops of the thumb and the forefinger of the Kapitha hasta are held on the same level, then it is Brahmōktaśukatunḍa hasta.

Meaning:
8:590:

This hasta denotes Garuda.

Based upon:
When the forefinger of the Ṡikhara hasta is bent over the top of the thumb, it becomes Kapittha hasta (Kapittha fruit = wood apple).

Kapittha - 7:306-308 When the tips of the thumb and the forefinger of Ṡikhara hasta meet, it becomes Kapittha hasta.

Kapittha - 7:309-313
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