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鈥攁 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鈥攕ome of India's oldest theatrical traditions in Kerala.
Chapter 7 - Vacikabhinaya according to Bharata鈥檚 Natyasastra
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(ii). For raudra: Ascaryac奴岣峚ma峁噄, ActII: 艢r墨 R膩ma seeing 艣奴rpanakha soaked in blood, '啶膏え啷嵿ぇ啷嵿く啶距ぐ啷佮ぃ啶膏啶膏げ啶苦げ啶掂ぞ啶灌お啶班ぎ啷嵿お啶班啶�... [蝉补苍诲丑测腻谤耻峁嘺蝉蝉补濒颈濒补惫腻丑补辫补谤补尘辫补谤别惫补...] ' At the height of kr艒dha, an extreme level of Tarka is used. (iii) 膧艣caryac奴岣嵞乵a峁噄, Act V: R膩va峁嘺 suddenly getting up from his prostrate position:...' (This may be seen from the 膩峁弓aprakara of Asokavanik膩nka). 13. Viratarka 啶掂啶班え啶距ぎ啷嵿え啶� 啶班じ啷� 啶班ぞ啶椸 啶掂啶班い啶班啶曕 啶膏啶啶む 啶啶о啶� 啷� [v墨ran膩mni rase r膩go v墨ratarka岣� sm峁泃o budhai岣� | ] Virataraka is used in virarasa Eg (i) 膧艣caryac奴岣嵞乵a峁囜箛i, Act V R膩va峁嘺's 艣l艒ka '啶呧す啶苦き啶掂え啶た啶оぞ啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠ啶ぞ啶啶о啶曕啶む啶�... [补丑颈产丑补惫补苍补辫颈诲丑腻苍腻苍测腻测耻诲丑墨办峁泃测补...] ' (ii) Ascaryac奴岣嵞乵a峁噄 Act VI Par峁嘺艣膩l膩峁卥a a鈥�.. 喔� (iii) Ascaryac奴岣嵞乵a峁噄, Act II: M膩y膩sit谩nka 'f褔aricarura鈥�.. , (iv) Ascaryac奴d膩ma峁噄, Act II: 艢r墨 R膩ma's sl艒ka 鈥楶an van.. 14 Virapa帽cama (According to the NKD) 啶呧い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶� 啶о啶班じ啶傕ぐ啶傕き啷� 啶掂啶班お啶炧啶氞ぎ 啶堗ぐ啶苦い啶� 啷� [atyanta dh墨rasa峁價a峁僢he v墨rapa帽cama 墨rita岣� | ] Virapa帽cama is used in highly valiant actions. " Eg: (i) Ascaryac奴岣嵞乵a峁噄, Anguliy膩nka nirvaha峁嘺 - 艢r墨 R膩ma's reply to the challenge of r膩k峁sas: ..." (ii) Ascaryacu岣峚ma峁噄, Anguliyanka Kapila Vasudeva's 艣l艒ka on seeing that the sixty thousand sons of Sagara approach to kill him. 鈥�啶むぞ啶ㄠ 啶ぞ啶粪ぞ啶｀啷冟お啶距ぃ啶曕ぞ啶班啶啶曕啶︵ぞ啶�... [t膩n p膩峁Ｄ佱箛ak峁沺膩峁嘺k膩rmukagad膩峁�... ] ' 228
