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When the ring finger of the hand is bent and the other fingers are extended straight away, it is Pataka hasta.

These are samyutahastas - shown with both the hands

The Patakahasta is used to indicate the Sun, a king, elephant, lion, ox, crocodile, decoration, creeper, flag, wave, path, the mythical world below the earth (Patalam), the Earth, the buttocks, bowl, palace, evening, after-noon, cloud, ant-hill, thigh, servant, foot, wheel, seat, lightning, gate-tower, coldness, vehicle, serenity, crooked, curved, door, pillow, trench, foot, bolt.

Asamyutahastus are -

day, going, tongue, forehead, body, 'like this ' , noise, messenger, sand bank and tender leaves.

If the edges of the thumb and the forefinger are touched each other, and the other fingers are stretched out, it is Mudrākhya.

These are samyutahastas

- increase, movement, the heaven, the ocean, dense/heavily intermingled / entangled, forgetting all, to inform, thing, death, meditation, sacred thread worn by the Brahmins, straight/truth

Asumyutahastas

the mind, thought desire, self, knowledge, failure, shyness, creation, remembrance, life, reason, only/itself, that which is coming into being/next, negative and the meaning of dative case.

The sages say that it is Tripatakahasta if the thumb is slightly bent and it touches the root of the fore finger.

The sunset, 'etc.', expression to address/to accuse a person, drinking, body, to beg are the samyutahastas. There are no asamyutahastas.

When the little finger is raised, other these fingers are slightly bent and the forefinger touches the thumb, the mudra is Kartarimukha.

….Out of these, the first sixteen are samyutahastas

Sin, weariness, Brahmin, fame, forehead of an elephant, house, observing austerities / holiness / purity, bank, dynasty, hunger, to hear, to eat, pregnancy, symbol of summing up, hunting, you [addressing an equal or one above], 

….. and the rest are asamyutahastas.

word, difference in time, plural, we, man, face, verbal or physical expression amounting to hatred, child, mangoose - these meanings are shown by Kartarimukha. 

samyutahastas

God, remembrance, grass and hair of men.

If the fore finger and the thumb are stretched out and the other fingers are bent slightly, the hasta is Ardhacandra

…and four asarnyutahastas.

Asumyutahastas are - to set out, smile, contempt, 'what'.

If the ring finger the thumb and the middle finger are bent so as their tips are about to touch one another, the hasta is Mukura.

the eleven sumyutahastas

A large canine tooth, separation, the ankle, the hip, the Veda, brother, pillar, mortar, the fast one, devil and well nourished

the nine asamyutahastas

Disagreeable, bee, ray, anger, good, bangle, neck, a bracelet for the upper arm, negation

If the thumb touches the middle line of the two finger and the other fingers are bent and held slightly upwards then the hasta is Arala.

There are only five meanings, which are sumyutahastas. They are ignorant, tree, cut ends of plant parts, and bud (the fifth one is not clear).

When the forefinger is bent like an eyebrow and the thumb touches the ring finger, which is bent, and other fingers are bent, the hasta is Sukatunda.

Only two meanings are shown in this mudra. Both are samyutahustas. They are angle - hook and (bird).

and Sukatunda is used to show assurance or affirmity.

When the side of the forefinger touches the thumb and all other fingers are bent, it is known as Musti.

these are samyutuhastas

Charioteer, salvation, beauty, goodness, ghost, binding, worthiness, status, ankle, pulling, whisk, Lord Yama (Deity in charge of death) mud, medicinal herb, bow, swing, charity, circumambulation, mining, giving up/sacrifice, spear, valour, heat, scatter/to sow, to give birth

Asamyuta Musti

is used to show synonyms of in vain, to indicate superlative, synonyms of shame, minister, violation, suffering, to give permission, victory, bow, we, one, worn out, to steal, related to food.

In Kapitthahasta, if the forefinger and the middle finger are stretched out apart from each other, it is Sikharahasta.

The meanings shown are to walk, feet, eyes, to see, way, to search, ears, to drink. There is no asamyutahasta here.

When the ring finger and the little finger are bent and the thumb is placed on the ring finger, the hasta is Kapittha.

Net, doubt, the tail of a peacock, Srl, to touch, to retreat, outside, back, to descend, to put step - These are the samyuta Kapitthas. There are no asamyutahastas.

If the thumb is inserted in between the middle finger and the fore finger and the other fingers are bent, then it is Katakamukhahasta.

Garb, servant, valiant, a strong man (a wrestler), releasing the arrow and to tie are the samyutamudras. 'There is no asamyutamudra for Katakamukha.

Bharata Natyam 
Elizabeth Kelly 

If the middle finger and ring finger are bent and the thumb is placed on it and the little finger is also bent, then the hasta is Sucimukha.

There are ten samyutuhustus …

Divided /broken, to jump, world, Laksmana, fall,one/different, month, eye brows, split and coir are the samyutahastas.

…and sixteen asamyutahastus

Asamyutahustas are - one, expression to mean what happened which should not have happened, to indicate dead body, anyone/anything else, plural, to hear, knowledge, ago, he, these people, country, a little, witness, to refuse, ask to come to fight with [as a command], and ask to go [as a command].

If the thumb touches the root of the ring finger, the hasta is Pallava.

There are nine samyutahastas …

Samyutahastas are - Vajrayudha, peak, ears of a cow, length of the eyes, buffalo, a long wooden cylindrical weapon, spear, horn and to rotate

…and six asamyutahastas…

Asamyutahastas are distance, pledge, smoke, tail, cane and different types of grains.

If the middle of the Tripataka is bent inwards, it is Sarpakiras.

The meanings shown by this mudrii are - poison, serpent and hood.

If the forefinger touches the middle line of the thumb and the other fingers are gradually bent and held slightly upwards the hasta is Vardhamānaka.

samyutahastas

Large ear studs of women, chain of gems, the elbow joint/knee, an ascetic, a huge drum and mahout.

asamyutahastas

Swirling, (converging in a definite direction generally downward), the naval and well.

If both the middle finger and the ring finger and slightly bent and the tip of the thumb touches the middle of the middle finger, the hasta is Mrgasirsa.

Only two meanings are shown by Mrgasirsa and that are samyutahastas. They are deer and The Supreme Being.

If the forefinger is bent at the middle, it is Bhramarahasta.

There are five samyutahastas …

Samyutahastas are - wing, song, water, umbrella and ears of an elephant.

…and four asamyutahastas

Gandharva (demi Gods who are expert singers), to come into being, fear, to cry - these are the asamyutahustas.

Bharata Natyam 
Elizabeth Kelly 

If the tips of the forefinger, the thumb and the middle finger are joined with some movement and the ring finger and the little finger are stretched out apart from each other, it is Hamsasyahasta.

…Out of these, the first eight are samyutahastas

Glance, softness, dust, white, blue, red, mercy / pity / compassion, group of hair (as a line),

… and the rest four are asamyutahastas.

beginning of rain, hair, line, the three folds of the abdomen are the meanings shown by this hasta.

If all the fingers are stretched out without touching one another and the bottom of the palm is bent, then the hasta is Anjali. 

the samyutahastas

Heavy rain, vomiting, fire flow loud noise, light, hair, ear ring, heat, anxiety, always, river, bath, flow, blood

the asamyutahastas said by the scholars of Natyasastra

branch of a tree and anger

The hasta is known as Hamsapaksa when all the fingers are stretched out as such.

Forty-two samyutahastas are there.

They are - The moon, air, God of love similar to Cupid, dwellers of the Heaven, mountain, valley, always, relatives, stone, comfort, the chest, the breast, cloth, to take, to lie, to lay, to fall, people, to beat, to cover, to spread, to protect, to come, salutation, to bathe, sandal, to embrace, to follow, to protect, to send, club (mace), cheek, shoulder, hair, humble, blessing, sage, like this/as mentioned, fish, to worship and tortoise.

These are the eleven asamyutahastas

You (pl), sword, anger, now, I, "in front of", white axe, flames, to call, approximation/being near to, to oppose -

Harnsapaksa is used to address

Bharata Natyam 
Elizabeth Kelly 

If the ends of all the fingers are joined together, then the hasta is Mukula.

Fox, monkey, withering / drooping / becoming weak, to forget are the samyuta Mukulahastas.

If the fingers are held in the form a spider the hasta in known as Urnanabha.

Horse, fruit, tiger, butter, snow, very / many / all superlatives and lotus are shown in this hasta as samyuta. There are no asamyutahastas.

In Mudrakhya, if the middle finger touches the root of the thumb, it is Kataka.

These are samyutahastas

Visnu, Krisna, Balarama, arrow, gold, silver, a female demon, sleep, main woman, Goddess Laksmi, vina, star, garland, blue lotus, ghost like, crown, trench, news about, chariot, cornbined/union

These are asamyutahastas.

Flower, mirror, woman, sacrifice, sweat, a little, which, quiver, fragrant/fragrance