The Mirror of Gesture: Being the Abhinaya Darpana of Nandikeśvara

abhinaya Abhinaya Darpana According actor Alapadma Alapadma hands ANANDA COOMARASWAMY Arāla Ardha-candra hands Ardha-patāka Atharva Veda Bharata Bhramara BOROBODUR Brahmā Brāhmaṇa Bṛhaspati brow caste Catura COMBINED HANDS Danavas dancer dancing Danseuse Deva drama e.g. Plate elephant eyes fingers extended flavour flowers fly-whisk glance hair Hamsasya hand fluttered hand moved hands are crossed 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 KURUKULLA lalita left hand little finger lotus Matsya middle finger Mirror of Gesture mood bhāva movement mudrā Mukula hand Muşți Nandikeśvara Natya Nautch Nṛtta Nṛtya Padmakośa Padmakosa hand palm Patāka hands patron deity Plate XI r. h. Patāka rasa Recita sage Samdamsa shoulders side Sikhara Sikhara hand Simha-mukha Śiva Sukatuṇḍa things third finger thumb and little touching Tripatāka hand Usage Utkṣipta vajra Vedas vicāra Vishnu white colour