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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)

One of the saṃyutta-hastāni (Twenty-six combined Hands).—Arāla-kaṭaka-mukha: Arāla and Kaṭaka-mukha hands held crossed. Patron deity Vāmana. Usage: giving pieces of betel leaf, anxiety, dismay.

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Arāḷakaṭakāmukha (ಅರಾಳಕಟಕಾಮುಖ):—[noun] (dance) a gesture of both hands, in which the forefinger curved like a bow, the thumb also curved and the others kept one behind the other, while all the fingers of the other hand are bent but the ring finger and the little finger are raised a little, but not straightened.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kataka, Mukha, Arala.

Full-text: Samyutta-hastani.

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Abhinaya-darpana (English) (by Ananda Coomaraswamy)

Chapter 14 - Twenty-six Combined Hands

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