Natyashastra

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करिहस्तं कटिच्छिन्नं परिवृत्तकरेचिती । रेचितौ सह गात्रेण ह्यपविद्धौ करौ यदा ॥ २१८॥

sanskrit

When the hands are bent and extended with the waist bent, and the arms are extended with the body, it is called the Karahasta. When the hands are bent and extended in the same manner, along with the body, this is also referred to as Karahasta.

english translation

karihastaM kaTicchinnaM parivRttakarecitI | recitau saha gAtreNa hyapaviddhau karau yadA || 218||

hk transliteration by Sanscript