Samapadam
समपादSanskritSay it: sa · ma · paa · da
- aa ee oo ē ō — long vowels: hold them twice as long
Standing straight with the feet together — the simplest position
TechniqueBharatanatyam
Meaning
In Samapadam the dancer stands upright with the feet together and the knees straight, hands resting at the waist. It is the starting and resting position before the dancer sinks into aramandi, and Abhinaya Darpana counts samapada among its standing positions (sthanakas).
Also written: sama padam, samapada, sama