The hips are considered one of the Angas, or major limbs according to the Natyashastra.
The movements of the hips and waist are used not only for the precise control in the execution of Nritta but also 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.
Chinnā caiva nivrttā ca recitā kampitā tathā
Udvāhitāceti Katī nātye nrtte ca pañcadhā
Chinnā
Nivrttā
Recitā
Kampitā
Udvāhitā
Up Next in Natyashastra: Angas & Upangas
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Pādah bheda Introduction
Explains the things to keep in mind when executing the foot movements. Please watch carefully before practising with the shloka.
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Pādah bheda Shloka
The feet are considered one of the Angas, or major limbs according to the Natyashastra.
The movements of the feet are used not only for the precise control in the execution of Nritta but also to communicate meaning in the context of gesture.
Please refer to the Shloka below for pronunciation. P...
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Jānu bheda Introduction
The introduction to the isolations of the knee. Some shlokas from subsequent literary texts were put together through Dr Padma Subramanyam's research to help understand the Nātyaśāstra better.
