Hamsasya, 贬补峁僺腻蝉测补, Hamsa-asya: 5 definitions
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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: N膩峁瓂a-艣膩stra1) 贬补峁僺腻蝉测补 (啶灌啶膏ぞ啶膏啶�, 鈥渟wan-beak鈥�) refers to a gesture (腻峁単颈办补) made with a 鈥榮ingle hand鈥� (补蝉补峁儁耻迟补), according to the N膩峁瓂a艣膩stra chapter 8. The hands (hasta) form a part of the human body which represents one of the six major limbs (补峁単补) used in dramatic performance. With these limbs are made the various gestures (腻峁単颈办补), which form a part of the histrionic representation (abhinaya).
(Instructions of 贬补峁僺腻蝉测补): The forefinger, middle finger and the thumb close to one another and the remaining fingers stretched. (Uses of 贬补峁僺腻蝉测补): It with the slightly throbbing end is used specially to indicate fine, small, loose, lightness, exit, and softness.
2) 贬补峁僺腻蝉测补 (啶灌啶膏ぞ啶膏啶�, 鈥渟wan-beak鈥�) is the name of a meter belonging to the Natku峁璦 class described in the N膩峁瓂a艣膩stra chapter 32.
(longer recension):鈥斺�渢he metre which has in its feet of twelve syllables, the second, the fourth, the sixth, the tenth and the last long, is 丑补峁僺腻蝉测补鈥�.
(shorter recension):鈥斺�渢he metre which has in its feet of twelve syllables the third, the fourth, the sixth, the seventh, the tenth and the last long, is 丑补峁僺腻蝉测补鈥�.
: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)One of the Twenty-eight Single Hands (hasta):鈥敱岵贯箖s腻蝉测补 (swan-face): the middle and following fingers are separated and extended, the forefinger and thumb are joined. Usage: tying the marriage thread, initiation, certainty, horripilation,painting (citra-samlekhana) , gad-fly, drop of water,raising the wick of a lamp, rubbing (metal on a touchstone),examining things, drawing lines, carrying garlands, signifying 鈥淪oham鈥� (That am I), metaphor (谤奴辫补办补), saying 鈥淣o!鈥�, indicating things to be examined by rubbing, accomplishment of a task.
According to another book: the tips of the forefinger, middlefinger and thumb are joined, the rest extended. This hand is derived from Dak峁峁嘺-m奴rti (艢iva), when he was teaching the Tattva system to the sages at the foot of the Nyagrodha tree. Its sage is 艢ukha, its colour white, its race mixed, its presiding deity Catur膩nana (Brahm膩). Usage: instructing in wisdom, ritual (辫奴箩腻), demonstration of a thesis (苍颈谤峁嘺测补), offering sesamum, speaking, reading, singing, meditation (诲丑测腻苍补), demonstrating 产丑腻惫补, applying wax, horripilation, pearl, gem, sound of the flute, gathering together (samyutta), smell, own self, dropof water, taking aim, seal-ring, kissing, Br膩hma峁嘺 caste, whitecolour.
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)贬补峁僺腻蝉测补 (啶灌啶膏ぞ啶膏啶�) is another name for 贬补峁僺补惫补办迟谤补: one of the twenty-two 础蝉补峁儁耻办迟补丑补蝉迟补蝉 or 鈥渟ingle hand gestures鈥� (in Indian Dramas), according to the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.鈥擳he 丑补蝉迟补-尘耻诲谤腻蝉 (lit. 鈥渉and-gestures鈥�) are very essential to denote some particular action or state in dancing and these 尘耻诲谤腻蝉 are formed with the help of hands and fingers.
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, 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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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary贬补峁僺腻蝉测补 (啶灌啶膏ぞ啶膏啶�):鈥擺from 丑补峁僺补] m. a [particular] position of the hand, [Catalogue(s)]
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Abhinaya-darpana (English) (by Ananda Coomaraswamy)
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Chapter 16 - Hands denoting Relationships
Hastalaksanadipika a critical edition and study (by E. K. Sudha)
3. Gestures employed in Kathakali and Kutiyattam against Hastalaksanadipika < [Chapter 3 - Later developments of dramatic techniques]
Chapter 8 - English Translation of the Hastalaksanadipika (Hasta-Lakshana-Deepika)
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 186 < [Volume 6 (1882)]
Hevajra Tantra (analytical study) (by Seung Ho Nam)
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Arts in the Puranas (study) (by Meena Devadatta Jeste)
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