Khatakamukha, Khaṭakāmukha, Khataka-mukha: 10 definitions
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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Khaṭakāmukha (खटकामुख) refers to a gesture (āṅgika) made with a ‘single hand’ (asaṃyuta), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 8. The hands (hasta) form a part of the human body which represents one of the six major limbs (aṅga) used in dramatic performance. With these limbs are made the various gestures (āṅgika), which form a part of the histrionic representation (abhinaya).
Khaṭakāmukha (खटकामुख) refers to one of the twenty-two Asaṃyuktahastas or “single 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.—The word khaṭakāmukha is an amalgamation of two words khaṭaka and mukha. The word khaṭaka denotes a half closed hand and mukha means mouth. The term mukha also denotes beginning as it is used in the usage of mukhasandhi. According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, in khaṭakāmukha-hasta, the thumb remains inside the fist, and the ring finger and the small finger are lifted and bent. This posture is used to denote sacrifice, holding of an umbrella or a garland or rope, dragging and fanning.
Apart from holding a garland and necklace, the Abhinayadarpaṇa also suggests the use of this posture to show the activities like picking flowers, offering betel leaves, preparing paste, applying perfumes etc.
Khaṭakāmukha (खटकामुख) refers to one of the twenty-four Vartanās (“movements of the arm”), discussed in Kallinātha’s commentary on Saṅgistaratnākara of Śārṅgadeva (1953: Vol. IV: p.105).—Kallinātha says that in spite of Śārṅgadeva not having mentioned these, he will describe the vartanās which have been expounded by Kohala. He proceeds to give a quotation of Kohala from the work Saṅgītameru which gives the definitions of twenty four kara-vartanās. [For example, Khaṭakāmukha] [...] Kohala says that in the case of these vartanās, their names themselves make their lakṣaṇa clear and therefore he has mentioned only their names.
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 dictionary
Khaṭakāmukha (खटकामुख).—A particular position of the hand in shooting.
-khaḥ A man in the attitude of sheoting.
Derivable forms: khaṭakāmukham (खटकामुखम्).
Khaṭakāmukha (खटकामुख).—m.
(-khaḥ) A man in the attitude of shooting.
Khaṭakāmukha (खटकामुख).—A certain posture of the hand, [Amaruśataka, (ed. Calcutt.)] 1.
Khaṭakāmukha (खटकामुख):—[=khaṭakā-mukha] [from khaṭaka > khaṭa] m. a particular position of the hand, [Amaru-śataka; Purāṇa-sarvasva]
Khaṭakāmukha (खटकामुख):—[khaṭakā-mukha] (khaḥ) 1. m. A man shooting.
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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.
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Partial matches: Khataka, Mukha.
Starts with: Khatakamukhahasta, Khatakamukhavartana.
Full-text: Aralakhatakamukha, Khatakamukhahasta, Khatakasya, Khatakamukhavartana, Katakamukha, Needle, Stitching, Khataka, Asamyuktahasta, Arala, Sucyasya, Vartana.
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Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
2. The Viṣṇudharmottara-purāṇa and the Indian Classical Dances < [Chapter 6 - Modern Relevance of Different Art Forms and Architecture]
2.2. Hand Postures (a): Asaṃyukta-hasta < [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]
Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Observations based on Nāṭyaśāstra < [Chapter 5 - Conclusion]
Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (Study) (by Padma Sugavanam)
Kohala and Nṛtya (4): The concept of Vartanā < [Chapter 2 - Kohala as seen in citations]
Kohala and Nṛtya (3): The concept of Hasta < [Chapter 2 - Kohala as seen in citations]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 3.1 - Tripurantaka-murti (burning down of the three castles) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)