नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

176 THE NATYASASTRA [ VII. 65-

[patterns]³, powdering, taking up big sticks, arranging a pearl necklace, taking up garlands, gathering the ends of clothes, churning, drawing out arrows, plucking flowers, wielding a goad, drawing out a goad, string and looking at a woman.

65-71. Sūcīmukha—the fore finger of the Kaṭakāmukha hand to be streched.

(Uses) : I shall tell you briefly of its various uses as the forefinger [in it] is raised and bent, moving sideways, shaking, moving up and down, and moving up without any rest. By moving the forefinger upwards [in this hand] are to be represented discus, lightning, banners, blossoms, earring¹, zigzag movement, a cry of approbation², young serpent, young sprout³, incense, lamp, creepers⁴, Śikhaṇḍa⁵, falling down, curve and roundness and with the forefinger raised this [hand] again should be used in [representing] stars, nose, [the number] one, club and stick. And [this hand with the forefinger] bent should meet the mouth to represent a being with teeth, and by the circular movement of this hand one should represent the taking away [a man's] every thing. And the forefinger in this hand should be alternately raised and lowered to represent long study and long day. And the same should be curved, moved up and down near the face to represent a sentence. And to indicate 'no' or 'speak' the forefinger should be stretched, shaken and moved up.

72-75. This hand should be shaken to represent anger, perspiration, hair, ear-ring, armlet and decoration of the cheeks.

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³ khaṇḍanam—drawing decorative patterns or designs on anything. Ag's explanation of this seems to be wrong. Cf. alakā-tilaka patrāvālīm khaṇḍante (draws the alakā-tilakā and patrāvalī) in the Kīrtilatā of Vidyāpati. See ed. Haraprasād Śāstrī, Calcutta, BS. 1331 (1924) pp. 13-14, and the root khāi (to draw) in E. Bengal dialect of Tippera.

65-71 (B.64-71a, G.66-72). ¹ karṇacūlikā—karṇapūra (Ag.).

² Saying 'welldone', 'how beautiful' etc ³ pallava but B. balyava.

⁴ The text uses two words vallī and latā meaning 'creeper'. Ag. distinguishes between the two as follows : alāvu-prabhṛtayo vallyaḥ and drākṣāprabhṛtayo latāḥ

⁵ Śikhaṇḍa—kumārakāṇāṁ kākapakṣaḥ (Ag.).

72-75 (B.71b-75a, G.73-76).