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Mukavapinayam (முகவபிநயம்) [muka-apinayam] noun < முகம் [mugam] +. (Nāṭya.) Gestures of the face showing various emotions, 14 in number, viz., añcita-mukam, atō-mukam, ākampita-mukam, pirakampita-mukam, ālōlita-mukam, ulōlita-mukam, uttuvākita-mukam, cama-mukam, cauntara-mukam, tuta-mukam, vituta-mukam, parāvirutta-mukam, parivākita-mukam, tiraccīṉa-mukam; அஞ்சிதமுகம், அதோமுகம், ஆகம்பித முகம், பிரகம்பிதமுகம், ஆலோலிதமுகம், உலோலித முகம், உத்துவாகிதமுகம், சமமுகம், சௌந்தரமுகம், துதமுகம், விதுதமுகம், பராவிருத்தமுகம், பரிவாகித முகம், திரச்சீனமுகம் எனப் பதினான்கு வகையாய் முகத்தாற் குறிக்கும் அபிநயங்கள். (சதுராகராதி) [anchithamugam, athomugam, agambitha mugam, piragambithamugam, alolithamugam, ulolitha mugam, uthuvagithamugam, samamugam, sauntharamugam, thuthamugam, vithuthamugam, paraviruthamugam, parivagitha mugam, thirachinamugam enap pathinanku vagaiyay mugathar kurikkum apinayangal. (sathuragarathi)]

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon
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