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.IX. 103 ] THE GESTURES OF HANDS 179

92. Catura—the four fingers stretched and the thumb bent near the middle finger.

93. (Uses) : It is to be applied in representing policy, discipline, penance, cleverness, a young girl, a sick person, spirit, deceit, proper words, welfare, truth and tranquility.

94. By one or two such hands moved round should be represented openness, deliberation, moving, conjecture and shame.

95. By the combined Catura hands are to be represented lotus-petals compared with eyes, and ears of deer.

96-98. Besides these, the Catura hand is to indicate sports, love, brilliance, memory, intelligence, judgement, forgiveness, nutrition, consciousness, hope, affection, reasoning, union, purity, cleverness, favourableness, softness, happiness, character, question, livelihood, propriety, dress, soft grass, a small quantity, wealth, defeat, sexual intercourse, merit and demerit, youth, home, wife and various colours.

99. [To represent] white it (the Catura hand) should be held up ; red and yellow are indicated by moving it round, and blue by pressing [one such hand with another].

100. Bhramara (bee)—the middle finger and the thumb crossing each other, the forefinger bent, the remaining two fingers separated and raised.

101. (Uses) : It is used to indicate the plucking of flowers with long stems such as lotus and water-lily, and ear-ring.

102. It should fall down with a sound to represent rebuke, pride of power, quickness, beating time and producing confidence.

103. Haṁsāsya (swan-mouth)—the forefinger, middle finger and the thumb close¹ to one another and the remaining fingers stretched.

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92 (B.93, G.93). 93 (B.94, G.94). 94 (B.95, G.95).
95 (B.96, G.96). 96-98 (B.97-99, G.97-99). 99 (B.100, G.100).
100 (B.101, G.101). 101 (B.102, G.102). 102 (B.103, G.103).
103 (B.104, G.104). ¹ nirantarā iti viralatvaṁ niṣedhati (Ag.).