Hamsapaksha, Hamsa-paksha, 贬补峁僺补辫补办峁: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 贬补峁僺补辫补办峁 can be transliterated into English as Hamsapaksa or Hamsapaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: N膩峁瓂a-艣膩stra贬补峁僺补辫补办峁 (啶灌啶膏お啶曕啶�, 鈥渟wan-wings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).
: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)贬补峁僺补辫补办峁 (啶灌啶膏お啶曕啶�, 鈥渟wan-feather鈥�):鈥擮ne of the Twenty-eight Single Hands (hasta).鈥攖he little finger of the Sarpa-艣墨r峁 hand is extended. Usage: the number six, constructing abridge, making marks with the nails, arranging.
According to another book: same definition. It is said to beassociated with 迟腻峁囜笉补惫补 dancing, and springs from T膩峁囜笉i. Itssage is Bharata, its colour indigo, its race Apsara, its patrondeity the God of Love (Pa帽cas膩yaka) . Usage: constructing abridge, restraining, gathering, feathers of a bird, completion, drawing a portrait (谤奴辫补-濒别办丑补苍补) , dusky colour, Apsara caste, and in 艢ubha-n膩峁瓂a.
: archive.org: Natya Shastra贬补峁僺补辫补办峁 (啶灌啶膏お啶曕啶�, 鈥渟wan-wings鈥�).鈥擜 type of gesture (腻峁単颈办补) made with a single hand (补蝉补峁儁耻迟补-hasta);鈥�(Instructions): The three fingers stretched, the little finger raised and the thumb bent.
(Uses): It is used to indicate pouring libation of water, and things connected with smell, acceptance of a gift, 膧camana and taking meals by Brahmins, embrace, excessive stupor, horripilation, touch, unguent and gentle massage. It may again be used to indicate according to the Sentiment, amorous action of women relating to the region between their breasts, their sorrow and touching of their chin.
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)贬补峁僺补辫补办峁 (啶灌啶膏お啶曕啶�) refers to 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 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲丑补谤尘辞迟迟补谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 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.鈥擳he word 丑补峁僺补辫补办峁 consists of two words viz., 丑补峁僺补 and 辫补办峁. The word 丑补峁僺补 is already explained in the context of 丑补峁僺补vaktra-hasta. It means swan. The word 辫补办峁 means wings . So the word 丑补峁僺补辫补办峁 denotes the wings of a swan. In the 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲丑补谤尘辞迟迟补谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, this hand posture is described as one where the little finger of the hand is lifted crookedly and the thumb is bent. In the 础产丑颈苍补测补诲补谤辫补峁嘺 it is instructed that the theme of using 丑补峁僺补辫补办峁-hasta, the hand should be kept in 蝉补谤辫补艣墨谤峁-丑补蝉迟补. The remaining instructions of this work are same with the 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲丑补谤尘辞迟迟补谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺. According to the 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲丑补谤尘辞迟迟补谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, some activities like touching, anointing and shampooing are denoted through this 丑补蝉迟补尘耻诲谤腻.
According to the 础产丑颈苍补测补诲补谤辫补峁嘺, the number six is denoted by this posture. Some activities like building of a bridge, putting nail marks and covering something are also indicated through the 丑补峁僺补辫补办峁 hand posture.
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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary贬补峁僺补辫补办峁 (啶灌啶膏お啶曕啶�).鈥攁 particular position o the hand.
Derivable forms: 丑补峁僺补辫补办峁岣� (啶灌啶膏お啶曕啶粪).
贬补峁僺补辫补办峁 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 丑补峁僺补 and 辫补办峁 (啶啷嵿し).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary贬补峁僺补辫补办峁 (啶灌啶膏お啶曕啶�):鈥擺=丑补峁僺补-辫补办峁] [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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Partial matches: Paksha, Hamsa.
Starts with: Hamsapakshahasta.
Full-text: Hamsapakshahasta, Udvritta, Vardhamana, Wing, Recita, Shampoo, Touching, Anointing, Dandapaksha, Six, Building, Nail-mark, Swan, Covering, Hasta, Asamyuta, Asamyuktahasta.
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