The Mirror of Gesture: Being the Abhinaya Darpana of Nandikeśvara

abhinaya Abhinaya Darpana According actor Alapadma hands ANANDA COOMARASWAMY Arāla Ardha-candra hands Ardha-patāka Atharva Veda Bharata Bhramara BOROBODUr Brahma Bṛhaspati brow Catura COMBINED HANDS Danavas dancer dancing Danseuse Deva dhyāna drama e.g. Plate elephant eyes fingers extended flavour flowers fly-whisk glance hair hand fluttered hand moved hands are crossed hands are joined hands crossed hands face hands held Hands that indicate head Hindu Iconography holding i. e. the forefinger i. e. the thumb Indian Indra Kapittha hand Kṣattriya Kuñcita left hand little finger lotus Matsya middle finger Mirror of Gesture mood bhāva movement mudrā Mukula hand Muşți Nandikeśvara Natya Nautch Nṛtta Nṛtya palm Patāka hands patron deity Plate XI r. h. Patāka rasa Recita sage Samdamsa saying shoulders side Sikhara Sikhara hand Simha-mukha Śiva Sūci Suci hand things third finger thumb and little touching Tripatāka hands Usage Utkṣipta vajra Vedas vicāra Vishnu white colour