Sunday 28 September 2014

Mohiniyattam Mudras....


Asamyukta hastas (single hand gestures)

Name in SanskritTranslation(s) in EnglishOther MeaningsIllustration
PatakaFlagHasthamudra1.JPG
TripatakaThree Parts of the FlagHasthamudra3.JPG
Ardhapataka

Half flag
KartarimukhaArrow shaftScissorsHasthamudra9.JPG
MayuraPeacock
ArdhachandraHalf moon
AralaPeak of the Mountain
ShukatundaBeak of a parrot
MushthiClosed fist
ShikharaHeroismHasthamudra2.JPG
KapittaPosing to Goddess of WealthWood apple tree
KatakamukhaCrab
SuchiNeedle
ChandrakalaWaxing moonHasthamudra5.JPG
PadmakoshaLotus bud
SarpashirshaHood of a snakeHasthamudra12.JPG
MrigashirshaHead of a deer
SimhamukhaFace of a lionHasthamudra6.JPG
Langula or KangulaWater Lily
AlapadmaFlowering lotus
ChaturaClever and WittyHasthamudra10.JPG
BhramaraBee
HamsasyaHead of a swan
HamsapakshaWing of a swanHasthamudra15.JPG
SandamshaTongs
MukulaFlower bud
TamrachudaCockHasthamudra7.JPG
TrishulaTridentHasthamudra18.JPG
ArdhasuchiHalf needle
VyagrahaTiger
PalliKnot
KatakaResting Place

Samayukta hastas (double hand gestures)

Name in SanskritTranslation(s) in EnglishOther MeaningsIllustration
AnjaliOfferingHasthamudra8.JPG
Kapotam
KarkatamCrab
SwastikamAuspicious signHasthamudra.JPG
Dola-Hastam
Pushpaputam
Utsangam
ShivalingamPhallus of Lord Shiva
Kataka-vardhanam
Kartari-swastikam
Shakatam
ShankhaConch-shell
ChakramRotating discഹസ്തമുദ്ര3.JPG
PashaRopes
Kilaka
Samputa
MatsyaFish
KurmaTortoise
VarahaBoar
GarudaHalf-eagle, half-human mount of Lord Vishnu
Nagavandham
Katava
Bherunda

1 comment:

  1. Hi, these are not Mohiniyattam hastas. Heading says 'Mohiniyattam mudras'. These are the hasta-s mentioned in Abhinaya Darpana. Mohiniyattam follows Hasta Lakshana Deepika as reference for hasta-s/ mudra-s.

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