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Asamyuta, ṃyܳٲ: 7 definitions

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In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

ṃyܳٲ (असंयुत) refers to “single hand�, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 9. It is one of the three classes of ‘gestures and movements of hands�. The hands (hasta) form a part of the human body which represents one of the six major limbs (ṅg) used in dramatic performance. With these limbs are made the various gestures (ṅg첹), which form a part of the histrionic representation (abhinaya).

There are twenty-four ‘gestures of single hands� defined:

  1. 貹첹,
  2. tri貹첹,
  3. 첹ٲīܰ,
  4. ardhacandra,
  5. ,
  6. śܰ첹ٳṇḍ,
  7. ṣṭ,
  8. ś󲹰,
  9. kapittha,
  10. 첹ṭa峾ܰ,
  11. ūⲹ or ūīܰ,
  12. 貹峾ś,
  13. 貹ś,
  14. ṛgśīṣa,
  15. ṅgܱ,
  16. alapadma or alapallava,
  17. catura,
  18. bhramara,
  19. ṃsⲹ,
  20. ṃs貹ṣa,
  21. Ի岹ṃśa,
  22. ܱܰ,
  23. ūṇa,
  24. 峾ūḍa.
Natyashastra book cover
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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśٰ) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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Shilpashastra (iconography)

: Shodhganga: Vaisnava Agamas And Visnu Images

ṃyܳٲ (असंयुत) refers to “hand gestures using one hand�, as defined in treatises such as the Pāñcarātra, Pādmasaṃhitā and Vaikhānasa-āgamas, extensively dealing with the technical features of temple art, iconography and architecture in Vaishnavism.—The Vaiṣṇava Agamic treatises refer to two types of hastas or ܻ viz. ṃtܳٲ (combined) i.e. using both the hands and ṃyܳٲ i.e. using one hand. One can find a number of hand gestures in these texts out of the well-known thirty-two major hand poses, twelve hand movements and twenty-four combined hand poses.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Asamyuta in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṃyܳٲ (असंयुत).�a. Unblended, ununited.

-ٲ� An epithet of Viṣṇu.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ṃyܳٲ (असंयुत):—[=-ṃyܳٲ] mfn. not combined, unmixed, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] not put together (as the hands), [Purāṇa-sarvasva]

3) [v.s. ...] m. a Name of Viṣṇu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Asamyuta in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ṃyܳٲ (ಅಸಂಯುತ):—[noun] (dance.) any of the single-handed gestures in dancing.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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