नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

60 THE NATYASASTRA [ IV. 168-

168. Śakaṭāsya—beginnning with body at rest, advancing with a Talasañcara¹ foot and making the breast Udvāhita.²

169. Gaṅgāvataraṇa—foot with the toes and the sole turned upwards, hands showing Tripatāka with the fingers pointing downwards and the head being Sannata.¹

The Aṅgahāras

170. I have spoken of one hundred and eight Karaṇas. I shall now describe the different Aṅgahāras.

171-173. Sthirahasta—stretching two arms and throwing them up, taking up Samapāda Sthāna, the left `hand stretched upwards from the level of the shoulder, taking up afterwards the Pratyālīḍha Sthāna, then observing successively the Nikuṭṭita, Urūdvṛtta, Ākṣipta, Svastika, Nitamba, Karihasta and Kaṭicchinna, Karaṇas.

174-176. Paryastaka—observing Talapuṣpapuṭa, Apaviddha, and Vartita Karaṇas, then takiug up Pratyālīḍha Sthāna, then assuming Nikuṭṭaka, Urūdvṛtta, Ākṣipta, Uromaṇḍala, Nitamba, Karihasta, Katicchinna, Karaṇas.

176-178. Sūcīviddha—after showing Alapallavā (Alapadma) and Sūcī (mukha) gestures assuming one after another Vikṣipta. Āvartita, Nikuṭṭaka, Urūdvṛtta, Ākṣipta, Urnomaṇḍala, Karihasta, and Kaṭicchinna Karaṇas.

178-180. Apaviddha—Apaviddha and Sūcīviddha Karaṇas, then observing Udveṣṭita K. with hands and turning the Trika,

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168 (B.168, G.165). ¹ See above 158 note. ² B. reads udghāṭita.
169 (B.169, G.166). ¹ Defined nowhere in NŚ.
² Defined nowhere in NŚ.
³ For B.170-174 and G.167-170 see 56-61 before.
170 (B.174, G.171). ¹ Defined nowhere in NŚ.
171-173 (B.175-177, G.172-174). ¹ Definition of the aṅgahāras have been translated like the karaṇas; above see. 62 note. Aṅgahāras are mostly combinations of the karaṇas.
174-176 (B.178-180a, G.175-176). ¹ G. Omits 175b.
176-178 (B.180b.-182a, G.177-179a).
178-180 (B.182b-184a, G.179b-180).