नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

50 THE NATYASASTRA [ IV. 63-

63. Vartita—Vyavṛtta (= Vyavartita) and Parivartita hands bent at the wrist, then these hands placed on thighs.

64. Valitoru—Śukatuṇḍa hands to make Vyavartita and Parivartita K., and thighs are Valita.

65. Apaviddha—the (right) hand with Śukatuṇḍa gesture to fall on the (right) thigh, the left hand held on the breast.

66. Samanakha—the two Samanakha¹ feet touching each other, two hands hanging down, and the body in natural pose.

67. Līna—the two Patāka hands held together in Añjali pose on the breast, the neck held high, and the shoulder bent.

68. Svastikarecita—two hands with Recita and Āviddha gesture held together in the form of a Svastika, then separated and held on the hip.

69. Maṇḍalasvastika—two hands moved to unite in the Svastika gesture with their palms turned upwards in a similar manner, and the body in the Maṇḍala Sthāna (posture).

70. Nikuṭṭaka—each of the hands to be moved up and down¹ alternately between the head and another arm, and the legs also moved in a similar manner.

71. Ardhanikuṭṭaka—hands with Alapallava¹ gesture bent towards shoulders, and legs moved up and down.

72. Kaṭicchinna—the hip serially in the Chinna pose, two Pallava hands held alternately and repeatedly on the head.

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63 (B.62, G.60) 64 (B.63, G.61) 65 (B.65, G.62)

66 (B.65, G.63). ¹ samanakha feet has nowhere else been mentioned in the NŚ.

67 B.66, G.64).

68 (B.97, G.65). 69 (B.68, G.66).

70 (B.69, G.67). ¹ nikuṭṭita=nikuṭṭana. Ag. (I. p. 108) quotes the definition of nikuṭṭana from Kohala as follows : unnamanaṁ vinamanaṁ syād aṅgasya nikuṭṭanam.

71 (B.70, G.68). ¹ For kuñcita BG. read añcita. But Ag. (I. p. 204) read kuñcita and means by this word the alapallava gesture.

72 (B.71, G.69).