Essay name: Manasollasa (study of Arts and Sciences)
Author:
Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit
This essay in English studies the Manasollasa authored by Someshvara III, representing an ancient encyclopedic work encompassing over 8,000 Sanskrit verses. The text addresses diverse topics like polity, political sciences, architecture, jurisprudence, iconography, idol-making, and various arts and sciences such as mathematics.
Chapter 4 - Fine arts in Manasollassa
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use of teeth-gestures at the time of gesticulating the
act of eating etc. Next Someśvara tells about tongue-
gesture. It is also of five types, namely (1) Rjvi, (2) vakrā
201 (3) Nata, (4) Lola and (5) Pronnatā.
In this way
Someśvara discusses Anga and Upanga gestures.
Further Someśvara gives detailed information about
Pratyanga gesture. While the minor limbs can be effectively
used in the subtle acting by a trained and skilful actor,
the gestures and movements of hands and feet are more
obvious and will have to be used by almost every actor
or dancer. But their use also requires proper training
and understanding.
Someśvara's Mānasollāsa describes
eight positions of a hand.
203 202
Further he describes four
In this way Someśvara mention
positions of wrist.
204 totally sixtyfour symbolic gestures.
These hand poses
201. ऋज्वी वक्र� नत� लोला प्रोन्नत� चेति पञ्चधा �
जिह्वा प्रोक्ता प्रवक्ष्यामि तस्य� लक्ष्न मयोदितम् � [ṛjvī vakrā natā lolā pronnatā ceti pañcadhā ||
jihvā proktā pravakṣyāmi tasyā lakṣna mayoditam || ] 4.8.1121.
202. सरलः प्रोन्नत� न्यञ्च� कुञ्चितो ललितस्तथ� �
लोलितोश्चलित� बाहु� परावृत्तस्तथाष्टमः � [sarala� pronnato nyañca� kuñcito lalitastathā |
lolitoścalito bāhu� parāvṛttastathāṣṭama� || ] 4.18.1132.
203. आकुञ्चित� निकुञ्चश्च भ्रमितश्� समस्तथ� �
चतुर्ध� मणिबन्धोऽथ नामत� कथित� मय� � [ākuñcito nikuñcaśca bhramitaśca samastathā |
caturdhā maṇibandho'tha nāmata� kathito mayā || ] 4.18 1141 �
204. चतुःषष्टिकरा� प्रोक्ता नाट्यस्याभिनयं प्रत� � [catuḥṣaṣṭikarā� proktā nāṭyasyābhinaya� prati | ] 4. 18.1157.
�. शिवतत्� रत्नाक�. [cha. śivatatva ratnākara. ] 6.5.100
एव� कराश्चतुष्षष्टिर्नादनृत्तोपयोगिन� �
[eva� karāścatuṣṣaṣṭirnādanṛttopayogina� ||
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