Kapittha

कपित्थ

Sanskritka · pit · tha

th — a soft t with the tongue against the teeth, not the English 'th'

Wood apple — the index finger curled over the thumb

MudraBharatanatyamKuchipudiOdissi

Meaning

Kapittha is formed from Shikhara by bending the index finger over the tip of the thumb. It shows Lakshmi and Saraswati, holding cymbals, milking cows and offering incense or a lamp.

Also written: kapitha, kapittham, kapitta, kapitha hasta

Sources

Related words

Asamyuta Hastaअसंयुत हस्तThe single-hand gestures — twenty-eight in the Abhinaya Darpana Mudraमुद्राA hand gesture that carries meaning.ShikharaशिखरThe peak — a fist with the thumb raised KatakamukhaकटकामुखOpening in a bracelet — thumb, index and middle fingers meet Bherundaभेरुण्डPair of birds — two Kapittha hands joined at the wrists PatakaपताकाThe flag — the first hand gesture every student learns.

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