- Asamyuta means "not combined" in Sanskit. Hastas means "hands".
- Therefore Asamyuta Hastas means "Hand gestures of single(non-combined) hand".
- These are 24 according to Bharta Muni's "NatyaShastra" and 28 as per Nandikeshwara's "Abhinaya Darpana".
Abhinaya Darpana Asamyuta Hasatalu (Slokam)
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Patakastripatakordha patakaha kartari mukaha |
Mayirakhardhachandra chapyaralaha Sukatundakaha ||
Mustischa sikharakhayscha kapitaha katakamukaha |
suchi chandrakala padmakosaha sarpasirasthada ||
mrugasirshaha simhamukaha kangula chalapadmakaha |
chaturo bhramaraschaiva hamsasyo hamsapakshakaha ||
samdamso mukulaschaiva tamra chudaha trishulakaha |
Ityasamyuta hastanam astavinshati riritah ||
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Meaning:
Last line :
Iti + asamyuta hastanam = In this way, Asamyutha hastas are
Astavimshati = 28
The 28 hastas are named in the remaining lines of the sloka:
1. patakam 2. Tripatakam 3.Arthapatakam 4.Kartari mukham
5. Mayuram 6. Ardha Chandram 7. Aralam 8. Sukhatundam
9. Musti 10.Sikharam 11. Kapitam 12.Katakamukham
13. Suchi 14.Chandra Kala 15. Padma kosam
16. Sarpa seersham 17. Mruga seersham 18. Simha Mukham
19. Kangulam 20.Ala padmakam 21. Chaturam
22. Bharamaram 23. Hamsasyam 24. Hamsapakshakam
25. Samdamsam 26.Mukulam 27. Tamrachudam
28. Trishulam
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