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वलनं चैव हि कर्तव्यं स्त्रीणां स्वैरपरिक्रमे । साध्वसे च विषादे च स्तम्भनं तु प्रयोजयेत् ॥२५६॥

Valana (turning) is to be employed in the free and easy movement of women. Stambhana (motionlessness) should be used in fright and despair.

english translation

valanaM caiva hi kartavyaM strINAM svairaparikrame | sAdhvase ca viSAde ca stambhanaM tu prayojayet ||256||

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व्यायामे ताण्डवे चैव कार्यमुद्वर्तनं बुधैः । निवर्तनं तु कर्तव्यं सम्भ्रादिपरिभ्रमे ॥ २५७॥

Udvartana (springing up) should be employed in physical exercise and in the Tāṇḍava dance. Vivartana (turning round) is to be used in hurried or bewildered circling movements.

english translation

vyAyAme tANDave caiva kAryamudvartanaM budhaiH | nivartanaM tu kartavyaM sambhrAdiparibhrame || 257||

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258

यथादर्शनमन्यच्च लोकाद् ग्राह्यं प्रयोक्तृभिः । इत्यूर्व्रोर्लक्षणं प्रोक्तं जङ्घायास्तु निबोधत ॥ २५८॥

Other movements of the thigh, as seen in popular practice, should also be adopted by performers. Thus the characteristics of the thigh have been described; now listen to those of the shank.

english translation

yathAdarzanamanyacca lokAd grAhyaM prayoktRbhiH | ityUrvrorlakSaNaM proktaM jaGghAyAstu nibodhata || 258||

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आवर्तितं नतं क्षिप्तमुद्वाहितमथापि च । परिवृत्तं तथा चैव जङ्घाकर्माणि पञ्चधा ॥ २५९॥

The movements of the shank are of five kinds: Āvartita (turned), Nata (bent), Kṣipta (thrown out), Udvāhita (raised), and Parivṛtta (turned back).

english translation

AvartitaM nataM kSiptamudvAhitamathApi ca | parivRttaM tathA caiva jaGghAkarmANi paJcadhA || 259||

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260

वामो दक्षिणपार्श्वेन दक्षिणश्चापि वामतः । पादो यत्र व्रजेद्विप्राः तदावर्तितमुच्यते ॥ २६०॥

When the left foot moves towards the right side and the right foot towards the left side, that is called Āvartita (turned), O Brāhmaṇas.

english translation

vAmo dakSiNapArzvena dakSiNazcApi vAmataH | pAdo yatra vrajedviprAH tadAvartitamucyate || 260||