नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

.X. 41 ] THE GESTURES OF OTHER LIMBS 195

Āvartita (turned)—the left foot turning to the right and the right [one] to the left.¹

Nata (bent)—the knee bent.

Kṣipta (thrown out)—shank thrown out.¹

Udvāhita (raised)—raising [a shank] up.

Parivṛtta (turned back)—the turning back [of a shank].

Uses of the shank

38-40. Āvartita (turned) : in the Jester's walking.

Nata (bent) : in assuming Sthāna (standing) and Āsana (sitting) postures,

Kṣipta (thrown out) : in the exercise [of limbs] and the Class Dance.

Udvāhita (raised) : in movements like quick (āviddha) walking.

Parivṛtta (turned back) : in Class Dance and the like.

These are the movements of the shank. Now listen about the movement of the feet.

The feet and their uses

41-50. The feet are of five kinds, viz. Udghaṭṭita, Sama, Agratalasañcara, Añcita and Kuñcita.

Udghaṭṭita—standing on the fore part of the feet and then touching the ground with the heels.

(Use) : In practice this is to follow the Udghaṭṭita Karaṇa and this should be applied once or more in the high or medium speed.

Sama (natural)—[feet] naturally placed on an even ground. It relates to representing a natural posture.

(Use) : It should be kept still in representing the natural

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38-40 (B.IX.262b-263a, G.39).
41-50 (B.IX.265b-270a, 273b-278a, G.42-45, 47-52). ¹ B. adds three additional couplets after 45, and G. adds one additional couplet after 44.
² B. reads sthita for kṣata meaning 'wound'.