Natyashastra
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सर्वे हस्तप्रचाराश्च प्रयोगेषु यथाविधिः नेत्रभ्रूमुखरागैश्च कर्तव्या व्यञ्जिअता बुधैः ॥ १७१॥
All hand movements, in accordance with their proper use, should be accompanied by appropriate expressions of the eyes, eyebrows, and face, as understood by the wise.
english translation
sarve hastapracArAzca prayogeSu yathAvidhiH netrabhrUmukharAgaizca kartavyA vyaJjiatA budhaiH ॥ 171॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptकरणं कर्म स्थानं प्रचायुक्तिं क्रियां च सम्प्रेक्ष्य । हस्ताभिनयतज्ज्ञैः कार्यो लोकोपचारेण ॥ १७२॥
Considering the action, the instrument, the place, the movements, and the activities, hand gestures should be performed by the experts in accordance with the customs and practices of the world.
english translation
karaNaM karma sthAnaM pracAyuktiM kriyAM ca samprekSya । hastAbhinayatajjJaiH kAryo lokopacAreNa ॥ 172॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptउत्तामानां कराः कार्या ललाटक्षेत्रचारिणः । वक्षःस्थाश्चैव मध्यानामधमामधोगता ॥ १७३॥
The hand gestures of superior persons should be performed near the forehead and the head region, those of the middling persons near the chest, and those of the inferior persons lower down.
english translation
uttAmAnAM karAH kAryA lalATakSetracAriNaH । vakSaHsthAzcaiva madhyAnAmadhamAmadhogatA ॥ 173॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptज्येष्ठे स्वल्पप्रचाराः स्युर्मध्ये मध्यविचारिणः । अधमेषु प्रकीर्णाश्च हस्ताः कार्या प्रयोक्तृभिः ॥ १७४॥
In superior persons, the hand gestures should have minimal movement; in the middling persons, moderate movement; and in the inferior persons, the hand gestures should be more expansive and scattered.
english translation
jyeSThe svalpapracArAH syurmadhye madhyavicAriNaH । adhameSu prakIrNAzca hastAH kAryA prayoktRbhiH ॥ 174॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptलक्षणव्यञ्जिता हस्ताः कार्यास्तूत्तममध्यमैः । लोकक्रियास्वभावेन नीचैरप्यर्थसंश्रयाः ॥ १७५॥
Hand gestures, when marked with characteristic signs, should be performed by superior and middling persons in accordance with their nature. However, for inferior persons, the gestures should be aligned with the meaning conveyed by common practices.
english translation
lakSaNavyaJjitA hastAH kAryAstUttamamadhyamaiH । lokakriyAsvabhAvena nIcairapyarthasaMzrayAH ॥ 175॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript