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—a 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—some of India's oldest theatrical traditions in Kerala.
Chapter 4 - Hastalaksanadipika—a study
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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MUDRAS USED IN KERALA THEATRE
' MENTIONED IN HASTALAKṢAṆADĪPIKĀ PLATE 3
BANA (BRB)
BANA (BRB)
MAYŪRA (BRB)
BHRAMARA (BRB)
CATURUNNATA (BRB) or MAYŪRA (AD)
SIKHARA (AD).
