Abhinaya-darpana (English)
by Ananda Coomaraswamy | 1917 | 16,981 words | ISBN-13: 9788121500210
The English translation of the Abhinaya-darpana (“the mirror of gesture�) by Nandikeshvara: an encyclopedic manual of the art of gesticulation. It belongs to a wide range of literature known as Natya-shastra: the ancient Indian art of dramatic performance, theatrics, dance and music. The Abhinaya Darpana is an abridgement of the Bharatarnava, a m...
Chapter 18 - Hands denoting Nine Planets
Hands that indicate the Nine Planets (nava graha).
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Candra: left hand Solapadma, right hand ±Ê²¹³ÙÄå°ì²¹.
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Budha: left hand ²Ñ³ÜṣṾ± askew, right hand ±Ê²¹³ÙÄå°ì²¹.
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Åš³Ü°ì°ù²¹: ²Ñ³ÜṣṾ± with both hands, the left raised, the right downwards.
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Rahu: left hand ³§²¹°ù±è²¹-śī°ùá¹£a, right hand ³§Å«³¦¾±.
Ketu: left hand ³§Å«³¦¾±, right hand ´¡°ù»å³ó²¹-±è²¹³ÙÄå°ì²¹.