अष्टकलास्य

यन्त्रोपारोपितकोशांशः

Purana Encyclopedia

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

AṢṬAKALĀSYA : This is a gesture in the Kathakali dance. In the play ‘Kalyāṇasaugandhika’ the character of Hanūmāna and in the play ‘Kālakeyavadha’ the character of Arjuna do enact this. Increasing step by step the gesture takes eight forms in combination be- fore it is finished accompanied by background drum- ming and music. (Kathakali).


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*1st word in right half of page 63 (+offset) in original book.