The eyebrow movements are considered one of the Mukhaja, or gestures of the face according to the Nātyasāstra.
The movements are used primarily to communicate meaning in the context of gesture.
Please refer to the Shloka below for pronunciation. Please note that the separate movements of the head when put together in a Shloka form 'Sandhis', or compound words in the Sanskrit language. Words like 'ca', 'thatha', mean "and", "also". The separate words for each movement are also given below the shloka.
Utkśepa pātana brukuti ćaturam tatha
kuñćita rećita sahaja ćeti saptadha
Utkśepa
pātana
brukuti
ćaturam
kuñćitam
rećitam
sahajam
Up Next in Natyashastra: Angas & Upangas
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Hastakaranas Introduction
The movements of the wrists and fingers according to the Nātyasāstra.
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Hastakarana Shloka
The movements of the wrists and fingers according to the Nātyasāstra.
apaveśtithameka syāth udveśtithamathaparam
vyāvartitam tritīyantu ćaturtham parivartitamapaveśtitham
udveśtitham
vyāvartitam
parivartitam -
Feet Positions and movements
These feet positions are a collection from various texts to help us better understand the karanās in the Nātyasāstra.
(These are taught according to the Bharatanritya school, as researched by Dr Padma Subrahmanyam)
samam
parśvam
trayśram
anćitam
kuñćitam
agratalasanćāram
sūći
svastikam
udghatti...
