Shikhara

शिखर

Sanskritshi · kha · ra

bh, dh, gh… — the consonant with a breath of air after it

The peak — a fist with the thumb raised

MudraBharatanatyamKuchipudiOdissi

Meaning

Shikhara is a Mushti with the thumb raised straight up. It shows Manmatha the god of love, a bow, a pillar, the upper lip, questioning, saying 'no' and an embrace.

Also written: sikhara, shikharam, shikhara hasta

Sources

Related words

Asamyuta Hastaअसंयुत हस्तThe single-hand gestures — twenty-eight in the Abhinaya Darpana Mudraमुद्राA hand gesture that carries meaning.Mushtiमुष्टिThe fist — four fingers closed, thumb over them Kapitthaकपित्थWood apple — the index finger curled over the thumb Shivalingaशिवलिङ्गShiva's emblem — Shikhara set on an Ardhachandra Shankhaशङ्खConch — one hand's fingers wrapped round the other's raised thumb

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