Mukula

मुकुल

Sanskritmu · ku · la

Bud — all five fingertips meet

MudraBharatanatyamKuchipudiOdissi

Meaning

Mukula is formed by bringing the tips of all five fingers together, like a closed bud. It shows a water-lily, eating, Manmatha with his five arrows and the navel.

Also written: mukulam, mukula hasta

Sources

https://archive.org/details/abhinayadarpanam029902mbp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mudras_(dance)
https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekr112.pdf

Related words

SandamshaसंदंशPincers — Padmakosha fingers opened and closed in quick succession Asamyuta Hastaअसंयुत हस्तThe single-hand gestures — twenty-eight in the Abhinaya Darpana Mudraमुद्राA hand gesture that carries meaning.Tamrachudaताम्रचूडThe rooster — Mukula with the index finger curved PatakaपताकाThe flag — the first hand gesture every student learns.Anjaliअञ्जलिJoined palms — salutation and reverence.

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