Abhinaya-darpana (English)
by Ananda Coomaraswamy | 1917 | 16,981 words | ISBN-13: 9788121500210
The English translation of the Abhinaya-darpana (鈥渢he mirror of gesture鈥�) 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 23 - Hands denoting Famous Rivers
Hands of the Famous Rivers.鈥�
Moving upwards and downwards (测测腻惫峁泃濒补肠腻辫补惫别峁ａ弓颈迟补耻) indicates a river, etc.: for any river, the 笔补迟腻办补 hand is used. I shall expound the right fashion of those hands that indicate 骋补峁単腻, etc., in accordance with their special virtues.
For 骋补峁単腻, etc., 罢腻尘谤补肠奴岣峚; for 驰补尘耻苍腻, 搁别办丑腻; for 碍谤峁ａ箛腻-惫别谤墨, 厂颈峁僪补-尘耻办丑补; 碍补惫别谤墨, Catura; 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨, 笔补迟腻办补 and Catura; Narmada, 础谤诲丑补-辫补迟腻办补; Tungabhadra, 贬补峁僺腻蝉测补; 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨, 叠腻峁嘺; 痴别迟谤腻惫补迟墨, 厂奴肠颈; 颁补苍诲谤补-产丑腻驳补 (Chenab) the hand moving; Sarayu, Padma; 叠丑墨尘补谤补迟丑颈, 础谤腻濒补; 厂耻惫补谤峁嘺-尘耻办丑墨, Ardha-catura; 笔腻辫补苍腻蝉颈苍墨, 艢耻办补迟耻峁囜笉补.
So it is said by those who know 产丑腻惫补; and for rivers not mentioned here the 笔补迟腻办补 hand is applicable.