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 5 - Comparison of the Mudras
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COMPARISON OF THE MUDRĀS OF HASTALAKṢANADĪPIKĀ, NĀṬYASĂSTRA, ABHINAYADARPAṆA AND BĀLARĀMBHARATA MUDRĀ } HLD PATAKA
NS TRIPATÄ€KA
AD TRIPATAKA
BRB TRIPATÄ€KA
1. The Sun
1. Ascetic
1. Crown
2. Tree
2. The king
2. Entrance
3. The vajra (thunder
3. Elephant
3. Submarine fire
bolt of Indra)
1. Visnu
3. Conch
5. Vajra
2. Indra
4. Cakra
4. Lion
4. Fight
4. Indra
5. Ox
5. Whales
5. The ketaki Flower
6. Crocodile
7. Decoration
6. The jumping of
6. Lamp
6. Two men and women
7. Touching the crown
on the head
8. Light
8 Creeper
monkeys
9. Flag
10.Wave
7. Waves
8. Wind
11.Path
9. Women
12.±Ê²¹³ÙÄå±ô²¹³¾
(The mythical
world below the
Earth)
10.The crescent moon.
9. Patterns drawn on
the face or breast
(patralekha)
10. Arrow
11. Turning round.
10. Ketaki flower
11. Mango sprout
12 Elephant's hook and
tusk
13.Tree
14. Part of a banner
15. Top of a chariot
7. Raising flames
8. Pigeon
9. Flaming of fire
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