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Gesture means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)Gestures and Postures (in the path of acting) (in Indian Dramas) are exhibited through Āṅgikābhinaya, which represents one of the four divisions of Abhinaya or “ways to convey or represent one’s emotion to others” (in Sanskrit Drama), 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.—Abhinaya (“acting”) is of four varieties, according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa. The āṅgikābhinaya represents the physical movements. This type of acting establishes the importance of gestures and postures in the path of acting.
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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Ends with: Erotic gesture, Hand gesture, Physical gesture.
Full-text (+1971): Mudra, Abhinaya, Ceshta, Ingita, Angavikshepa, Pancamudra, Alapallava, Abhiniti, Kartarimukha, Anjali, Karihasta, Vivartana, Patana, Vivrita, Sandashtaka, Phulla, Vitadita, Prasrita, Socchvasa, Khalva.
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Padarthadharmasamgraha and Nyayakandali (by Ganganatha Jha)
Abhinaya-darpana (English) (by Ananda Coomaraswamy)
Uday Shankar < [July-August 1933]
Mutual Salutation-a Precious Legacy < [April – June, 1999]
Kathakali: The Classical Dance Art of India < [May-June 1933]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Chapter IV - Description of the Class Dance (tāṇḍava)
Chapter IX - Gestures of Major Limbs (aṅga)
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.3.5 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Verse 1.6.93-94 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]
Verse 1.6.9 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]
Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) (by Arthur Avalon)
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