Kartarimukha

कर्तरीमुख

Sanskritkar · ta · ree · mu · kha

bh, dh, gh… — the consonant with a breath of air after it
aa ee oo ē ō — long vowels: hold them twice as long

Scissors face — two fingers spread like open blades

MudraBharatanatyamKuchipudiOdissi

Meaning

Kartarimukha is formed from Ardhapataka by spreading the index and middle fingers apart like the blades of scissors, the other fingers folded. It shows separation of lovers, opposition, the corner of the eye, lightning and falling.

Also written: kartari mukha, kartarimukham, kartari

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Related words

Ardhapatakaअर्धपताकHalf flag — Tripataka with the little finger also bent Kartari Swastikaकर्तरीस्वस्तिकCrossed scissors — two Kartarimukha hands crossed at the wrists Asamyuta Hastaअसंयुत हस्तThe single-hand gestures — twenty-eight in the Abhinaya Darpana Mudraमुद्राA hand gesture that carries meaning.Anjaliअञ्जलिJoined palms — salutation and reverence.PatakaपताकाThe flag — the first hand gesture every student learns.

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