Sandamsha

संदंश

Sanskritsan · dan · sha

Pincers — Padmakosha fingers opened and closed in quick succession

MudraBharatanatyamKuchipudiOdissi

Meaning

Sandamsha is a moving hand: the fingers of Padmakosha are brought together and drawn apart again in quick succession, like pincers. It shows worship, presenting an offering, a wound, great fear and the number five.

Also written: sandamsa, samdamsha, sandamsham

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Related words

Asamyuta Hastaअसंयुत हस्तThe single-hand gestures — twenty-eight in the Abhinaya Darpana Mudraमुद्राA hand gesture that carries meaning.Padmakoshaपद्मकोशLotus bud — fingers apart and curved, palm hollowed MukulaमुकुलBud — all five fingertips meet PatakaपताकाThe flag — the first hand gesture every student learns.Anjaliअञ्जलिJoined palms — salutation and reverence.

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