Ardharecita, Ardha-recita: 7 definitions
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Ardharecita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Ardharechita.
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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Ardharecita (अर्धरेचित).—One of the 108 karaṇas (minor dance movement) mentioned in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 4. The instructions for this ardharecita-karaṇa is as follows, “hand with Sūcimukha gesture to move freely, feet to move alternately up and down, side in Sannata (i.e. Nata) pose.”.
A karaṇa represents a minor dance movements and combines sthāna (standing position), cārī (foot and leg movement) and nṛttahasta (hands in dancing position).
One of the saṃyutta-hastāni (Twenty-six combined Hands).—Ardha-recita: of two Recita hands one is held palm downwards. Patron deity Nandikeśvara. Usage: invitation, giving presents, concealing actions.
Ardharecita (अर्धरेचित).—A type of gesture (āṅgika) made with dance-hands (nṛttahasta);—(Instructions): The left hand should be as in the Caturasra and the right hand as in the Recita. The Dance-hands are to be used in forming Karaṇas.
1) Ardharecita (अर्धरेचित) refers to one of the thirty Nṛttahastas or “dance hand gestures” (in Indian Dramas), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The hasta-mudrās (lit. “hand-gestures”) are very essential to denote some particular action or state in dancing and these mudrās are formed with the help of hands and fingers. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, thirty kinds of nṛttahastas (“dance-hand gestures”) are mentioned. e.g., ardharecita. The practice of these nṛttahastas is strictly prohibited in sickness of body, in old age, in fear, drunk and anxiety.
2) Ardharecita (अर्धरेचित) refers to one of the 108 kinds of Karaṇa (“coordination of precise movements of legs and hands”), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa.—Accordingly, karaṇas are the coordination of precise movements of legs and hands performed in a particular posture. The Nāṭyaśāstra also gives its view point in the same spirit. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, one hundred and eight kinds of karaṇas are accepted, e.g., Ardharecita.
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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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Ardharēcita (ಅರ್ಧರೇಚಿತ):—[noun] (dance) a hand gesture, both hands stretched with the palm facing upward and held before the breast, with all fingers of one hand are bent inwards while the little one is raised a little (a combination of rēcita and caturasra gestures).
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: Ardha, Recita.
Starts with: Ardharecitahasta.
Full-text: Nrittahasta, Ardharecitahasta, Samyutta-hastani.
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Abhinaya-darpana (English) (by Ananda Coomaraswamy)
Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Gati in vehicles < [Chapter 3 - Application of gati in Dṛśya-kāvyas]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
2.2. Hand Postures (c): Nṛtta-hasta < [Chapter 3 - Drama and Dance]
2.5. Karaṇa (movements of legs and hands) < [Chapter 3 - Drama and Dance]
Arts in the Puranas (study) (by Meena Devadatta Jeste)
5. Hasta-mudras (gestures of the hands) < [Chapter 2 - Dance in the Puranas]
Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (Study) (by Padma Sugavanam)
Kohala and Nṛtya (3): The concept of Hasta < [Chapter 2 - Kohala as seen in citations]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)