Sthanaka
स्थानकSanskritSay it: sthaa · na · ka
- aa ee oo ē ō — long vowels: hold them twice as long
A still standing posture — the body held at rest
TechniqueBharatanatyamKuchipudiOdissi
Meaning
A sthanaka is a stance held without movement. Abhinaya Darpana names six — samapada, ekapada, nagabandha, aindra, garuda and brahma — and treats sthanaka as the first of its mandalas.
Also written: sthana, sthanakam, sthanaka bheda