Abhinaya-darpana (English)
by Ananda Coomaraswamy | 1917 | 16,981 words | ISBN-13: 9788121500210
The English translation of the Abhinaya-darpana (“the mirror of gesture”) by Nandikeshvara: an encyclopedic manual of the art of gesticulation. It belongs to a wide range of literature known as Natya-shastra: the ancient Indian art of dramatic performance, theatrics, dance and music. The Abhinaya Darpana is an abridgement of the Bharatarnava, a m...
Plate XIV - Combined Hands (part 2)
Plate XIV.A. Eyebrows like the crescent moon (left hand candra-kalā)
Plate XIV.B. A bed.
Plate XIV.C. The Fish
(Avatar of Viṣṇu)
Plate XIV.D. The Tortoise
(Avatar of Viṣṇu)
Plate XIV.E. Garuḍa
(Vehicle of Viṣṇu)
COMBINED HANDS