VARTITA This Karaṇa is second in order. Bharata’s Nāṭyaśāstra defines this karaṇa as follows. कुञ्चितौ मणिबन्धे तु व्यावृत्तौ परिवर्त्तितौ। हस्तौ निपतितौ चोर्वोः वर्तितं करणं तु तत्।। Hands that are bent at the wrist should be rotated in Vyāvṛtta mode and again in Parivartita mode. Then they should be placed on the…
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Karaṇas, the most fascinating subject in the field of Indian dramaturgy, enjoy the attention of scholars. A karaṇa is described as the joined motion of hands and legs. (Hasta-pāda-samāyogaḥ Nṛttasya Karaṇam Bhavet) Such karaṇas are enlisted in the fourth chapter of Nāṭyaśāstra written by Bharatamuni and the chapter itself is named as Tāṇḍava lakṣaṇa….
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