नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

.IV. 196 ] DESCRIPTION OF THE CLASS DANCE 61

showing with hands Uromaṇḍalaka gestures and assuming Kaṭicchinna Karaṇa.

180-182. Ākṣiptaka—assuming successively Nūpura, Vikṣipta, Alātaka, Ākṣipta, Uromaṇḍala, Nitamba, Karihasta and Kaṭicchinna Karaṇas.

182-184. Udghaṭṭita¹—moving Udveṣṭita and Apaviddha (Aviddha) hands and the two feet to be Nikuṭṭita, and again changing them to Uromaṇḍala gesture and then assuming successively Nitamba, Karihasta and Kaṭicchinna Karaṇas.

184-187. Viṣkambha—hands by turns made Udveṣṭita, feet are successively made Nikuṭṭita and bent, then assuming Urudvṛtta K. hands to be made Caturasra¹ and feet Nikuṭṭaka, assuming then Bhujaṅgatrāsita K. hands to be made Udveṣṭita, assuming Chinna and Bhramaraka Karaṇas while Trika is to be moved, then Karihasta and Kaṭicchinna Karaṇas to be assumed.

187-190. Aprājita—assuming Daṇḍapāda K., hands having Vikṣipta and Ākṣpita¹ movement, then assuming Vyamsita K. the left hand moving along with the left foot, then hands being Caturasra and feet having Nikuṭṭaka movement, assuming Bhujaṅgatrāsita K. and hands having Udveṣṭita movement, then assuming successively the two Nikuṭṭakas (i. e. nikuṭṭa and ardhanikuṭṭaka), Ākṣipta, Uromaṇḍala, Karihasta, and Kaṭicchinna Karaṇas.

190-192. Viṣkambhāpasṛta—assuming Kuṭṭita and Bhujaṅga trāsita Karaṇas, Recita hand to show the Patāka gesture, then to be assumed successively Ākṣiptaka, Uromaṇḍala, Lata, Kaṭiccheda Karaṇas.

192-195. Mattākrīḍa—assuming Nūpara K. by turning Tirka, then assuming Bhujaṅgatrāsita K. assuming next Recita K.

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180-182 (B.184b-186a, G.181-182).
182-184 (B.186b-188a, G.183-184). ¹ In the definition of aṅgahāra this term has been equated with nṛtta or dance.
184-187 (B.188b-191a, G.185-187). ¹ Defined nowhere in NŚ.
187-190 (B.191b-194a, G.188-189). ¹ Defined nowhere in NŚ.
190-192 (B.194b-196a, G.190-191).
192-195 (B.196b-199a, G.192-194).