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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)Wrestling is associated with Uragaśīrṣa-hasta refers to one of the twenty-two Single-hand Gestures (in Indian Dramas) (known as asaṃyuktahastas), 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 name of the uragaśīrṣa-hasta posture itself identifies that the hand posture should look like the head of an uraga i.e., a serpent. [...] According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa as well as the Abhinayadarpaṇa, the uragaśīrṣa posture is used to show some activities like offering of water, giving information, sprinkling, nourishing and wrestling. The Abhinayadarpaṇa states that to establish the picture of a snake, this hand posture is used in Dance.
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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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.1.13 < [Chapter 1 - Advice to Kaṃsa]
Verse 5.12.3 < [Chapter 12 - Pancajana’s Previous Birth]
Verse 5.1.15 < [Chapter 1 - Advice to Kaṃsa]
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
Wrestling and other Martial Arts < [Chapter 4 - Material Culture of the People]
Ritual dancing < [Chapter 3 - Socio-Religious Life]
Professional Martial artists and Wrestlers < [Chapter 3 - Socio-Religious Life]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 43 - Killing of the elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]
Chapter 42 - Description of the Wrestling Arena < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]
Chapter 18 - Slaying of the Demon Pralamba < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.6.73-75 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]
Verse 1.6.118 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]
Verse 1.5.29 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.4.106 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
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