Essay name: Hastalaksanadipika a critical edition and study
Author:
E. K. Sudha
Affiliation: Government Sanskrit College (Tripunithura) / Department of Sanskrit
This is an English study on the Hastalaksanadipika鈥攁 manual depicting the Mudras (gestures) of the Kerala theatre. It is a very popular text supposedly dating to the 10th century A.D. This study also touches the subject of Krsnanattam, Kathakali and Kutiyattam鈥攕ome of India's oldest theatrical traditions in Kerala.
Chapter 5 - Comparison of the Mudras
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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COMPARISON OF THE MUDR脌S OF HASTALAK峁峁咥D莫PIK膧, N膧峁琘AS膫STRA, ABHINAYADARPA峁咥 AND B膧LAR膧MBHARATA MUDR膧 NS AD S弄C莫MUKHA BRB SIL莫MUKHA HLD VARDHAMANAKA 1. Large ear studs of No equivalent No equivalent 1. Conch women 2. Chain of gems 3. The elbow joint/ knee 4. An ascetic 5. A huge drum 6. Mahout 7. Swirling 8. The navel converging in a definite direction generally down wards 9. Well 2. Step 3. Gait of a crab 4. Ka帽cuka. 5. Drinking 6. Svastika hand in meditation 7. Urdhval艒cana on the head 8. Cari in Natya 9. Crab 10. To look at a Chinese mirror 178
