नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

178 THE NATYASASTRA [ IX. 83.

Pūja to a deity, carrying tribute, casket, offering the first funeral cake¹, and a number of flowers, are also to be indicated by the Padmakośa hand.

83. The two such hands with moving fingers meeting at the wrist and turning backwards will represent the full-blown lotus and water-lilly.

84. Sarpaśiraḥ (snake-head)—the fingers including the thumb to be close to one another and the palm to be hollowed.

85. (Uses) : It is used to represent the offering of water, movement of serpents, pouring water [on anything], challenging [for a duel], motion of the elephant's frontal globes (kumbha) and the like.

86. Mṛgaśīrṣa (deer-head)—the Sarpaśiraḥ hand with all its fingers pointing downwards, but the thumb and the little finger raised up.

87. (Uses) : It is moved to represent here, now, "It is", to-day, possible, splendour (ullasana), throw of dice, wiping off perspiration and pretended anger.

88. Kāṅgula—The middle and the fore-fingers and the thumb to be separated and the ring finger to be bent but the little finger raised.

89. (Uses) : By this are to be represented immature fruits of various kinds and angry words of women.

90. Alapallava (Alapadmaka)—all fingers turned towards the palm, standing on its side and separated from one another.

91. (Uses) : It is to be used for indicating prevention, words like "Who are you," "It is not", "nonsense" and a woman's allusion to herself.

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¹ agrapiṇḍa-dāna—nāndīmukhaśrāddha (Ag.).
83 (B.83, G.84). 84 (B.84, G.85). 85 (B.85, G.86).
86 (B 86, G.87). 87 (B.87, G.88).
88 (B.88, G.89). ¹ tretāgnisaṁsthitāḥ=viralāḥ (Ag.).
89 (B.89, G.90). ¹ B. reads one additional couplet (B.90) after this.
90 (B.91, G.91). 91 (B.92, G.92).