. Summary of BhaRaTaNatyam ‘bhava’ (emotion) ‘raga (melody), ‘taala’ (rhythm) Natyam’ (dance) Bharatanatyam is one of the 7 Classical dance styles in India and belongs to the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. In the past it was known by names “Desiattam”.
Mudras, a brief history of mudras, an overview of how mudras work based on different theories, how mudras and yoga are related, hand warm up, and look in depth at three mudras including a yoga sequence with each mudra to compliment the intended energetic, emotional, and physical result.

One of the most striking features of Indian classical dance and dances of Thailand,^[1]Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar and is the use of hand gestures. Speaking in dance via gestures in order to convey outer events or things visually is what mudras do. To convey inner feelings, two classifications of mudras (hand/finger gesture) are used in Indian classical dance, Thai dances, Cambodian dances, Lao dances and Burmese dances, and are indeed a prominent part of the dancer's vocabulary.

A Bharatanatyam mudra (or bharatanatyam hasta, as it is also called) is a typical bharatanatyam hand-gesture used in the dance-form to depict certain parts or the narrative. A List of Samyuta Hastas or Two-Hand Gestures: Form and Significance Here are a few Samyuta Mudras or two hand gestures to get you started.

Background[edit]

The Abhinaya Darpa (a descriptive primer for dancers) mentions that the dancer should sing the song by the throat, express the meaning of the song through hand gestures, show the state of feelings in the song by eyes, and express the rhythm with his or her feet.

Kingdom come deliverance console command add item. From the Natya Shastra, a text on the arts, this beautiful quotation and translation is often quoted by Indian classical dance instructors:

'Yato hastastato drishtihi'..'Where the hand is, the eyes follow'

'Yato drishtistato manaha'..'Where the eyes go, the mind follows'

'Yato manastato bhavaha'..'Where the mind is, there is the feeling'

'Yato bhavastato rasaha'..'Where there is feeling, there is mood/flavour, sweetness (i.e., appreciation of art; aesthetic bliss)'

Bharatanatyam Mudras Samyuta Hastas

So vast are the subtleties expressed in the hand gestures of hasta that the vastness of what being human entails, and perhaps even what the entire universe contains, might be expressed by the dancer.

Hence as 'hasta' form a distinct coded language which brings a unique poetic element while performing, so too when abhinaya (traditional facial expressions), pose (attitude), and rhythm complete the language, the dancer may express practically anything and everything to an attentive audience.

Gestures[edit]

In Bharatanatyam, the Classical Dance of India performed by Lord Nataraja, approximately fifty-five root mudras (hand/finger gestures) are used to clearly communicate specific ideas, events, actions, or creatures in which thirty-two require only one hand, and are classified as `Asamyukta Hasta', along with twenty-three other primary mudras which require both hands and are classified as 'Samyukta Hasta'; these fifty-five are the roots but the branches permit of many more mudra, some of which are used primarily as aesthetic or decorative enhancements.

Asamyukta hastas
Name in Sanskrit	Translation(s) in English	Other meanings	Illustration
Pataka	Flag cloud,forest
Tripataka	Flag in three parts crown, tree
Ardhapataka^[2]	Half flag
Kartarimukha	Scissors face
Mayura	Peacock
Ardhachandra	Half moon
Arala	bent
Shukatunda	parrot head
Mushthi	fist
Shikhara	Peak
Kapitta	Elephant Apple
Katakamukha	Opening of a bracelet
Suchi	Needle
Chandrakala	Face of the moon
Padmakosha	Lotus bud Fruit
Sarpashirsha	Snake head
Mrigashirsha	Head of a deer
Simhamukha	Face of a lion
Langula or Kangula	Lily
Alapadma	lotus
Chatura	Four
Bhramara	Bee
Hamsasya	Swan head
Hamsapaksha	Swan wing
Sandamsha	Pincers
Mukula	Flower bud
Tamrachuda	Rooster
Trishula	Trident
Ardhasuchi	Half needle (this not there there are 28mudras )
Vyagraha	Tiger
Palli	Knot
Kataka	Resting Place

Samyukta mudra
Sanskrit	English	Other Meanings	Illustration
Anjali	Offering
Kapotam	Dove
Karkatam	Crab
Swastikam	Auspicious sign
Dola-Hastam	Drummer's hands
Pushpaputam	bag of flowers
Utsangam	embrace
Shivalingam	sign of Lord Shiva
Kataka-vardhanam	chain
Kartari-swastikam
Shakatam	carriage
Shankha	Conch-shell
Chakram	Rotating disc
Pasha	Ropes
Kilaka	bolt
Samputa	round shaped casket
Matsya	Fish
Kurma	Tortoise
Varaha	Boar
Garuda	Half-eagle, half-human mount of Lord Vishnu, a bird/birds flying
Nagabandham	snakes entwined
Khattva	cot
Bherunda	A pair of birds

References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to mudras.

^https://disco.teak.fi/asia/thai-classical-dance/
^http://onlinebharatanatyam.com/2007/09/24/ardhapataka-hand-gesture-mudra/

Indianartz.com. Hasta Mudras - Gallery.
Ramm-Bonwitt, Ingrid (1987). Mudras - As Maos Como Simbolo do Cosmos.

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Today we will be learning the Samyutha Hasta verses from Mr. Santosh Kumar.

Here is the verse…

Anjalishcha kapothashcha karkata svasthikasthathaa

Bharatanatyam Mudras With Pictures

dolahasthah pushpaputaha uthsangah shivalingakaha

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shakatam Shanka Chakrecha samputah paasha keelakau(keelako)

mathsyah koormo varaahashcha garudo naagabandhakaha

Bharatanatyam Mudras Meaning

khatvaa berundakaakeshcha avahithasthathatheivacha

Note:
There can be slightly different readings of the above verse. For eg.
The last line may be taught as “khatvaa berundakaakeshcha ithyethe avahitha samyutha kara” depending on the reading used.

In the next session, we will have checkpoint test no.2. So please work on what has been taught so far.