नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

-IV. 83 ] DESCRIPTION OF THE CLASS DANCE 51

73. Ardharecita—hand with Sūcīmukha¹ gesture to move freely, feet to move alternately up and down, side in Sannata (i.e. Nata) pose.

74. Vakṣaḥsvastikā—two legs on each other in the form of a Svastika, the two Recita hands brought together in a similar manner on the breast which is bent (nikuñcita).

75. Unmatta—feet to be Añcita and hands to be Recita.

76. Svastika—hands and feet respectively held together in the Svastika form.

77. Pṛṣṭhasvastika—two arms after being thrown up and down coming together as a Svastika, two feet also to come together as a Svastika with Apakrānta and Ardhasūcī Cārīs.

78. Diksvastika—turning sideways and towards the front in course of a single (lit. connected) movement, and forming Svastika with hands and feet.

79. Alāta—after making Alāta Cārī¹ taking down hand from [the level of] the shoulder², then making Ūrdhvajānu Cārī³.

80. Kaṭisama—feet to be separated, after the Svastika Karaṇa, of the two hands one to be placed at the navel and the other at the hip, and the sides in the Udvāhita pose.

81. Ākṣiptarecita—the left hand on the heart, the right hand Recita and thrown up and sideways, and then the two hands to be Recita with Apaviddha (Āviddhaka) gestures.

82. Vikṣiptākṣiptaka—hands and feet first thrown up, then again thrown down.

83. Ardhasvastika—the two feet to make the Svastika, the

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73 (B.73, G.70). ¹ By apaviddha Ag. (l. p. 105) means the sūcīmukha gesture.
74 (B.74, G.71). 75 (B.75, G.72). 76 (B.76, G.73).
77 (B.77, G.74). 78 (B.78, G.75).
79 (B.79, G.76). ¹ caraṇa=cārī. ² vyāṁsayet=aṁsād viniṣkrāmaṇaṁ kuryāt (Ag). ³ krama=cārī.
80 (B.80, G.77). ¹ udvāhita side is nowhere else mentioned in the NŚ.
81 (B.81, G. 78). 82 (B.82, G.79) 83 (B.83, G.80).