Suchi

सूची

Sanskritsoo · chee

aa ee oo ē ō — long vowels: hold them twice as long

Needle — the index finger raised from a closed hand

MudraBharatanatyamKuchipudiOdissi

Meaning

Suchi is formed by raising the index finger straight up while the other fingers are closed and the thumb rests on them. It shows the number one, the sun, the world, threatening, astonishment and an umbrella.

Also written: suchi hasta, soochi, suci, suchim

Sources

Related words

Asamyuta Hastaअसंयुत हस्तThe single-hand gestures — twenty-eight in the Abhinaya Darpana Mudraमुद्राA hand gesture that carries meaning.KatakamukhaकटकामुखOpening in a bracelet — thumb, index and middle fingers meet Chandrakalaचन्द्रकलाDigit of the moon — Suchi with the thumb released PashaपाशNoose — the index fingers of two Suchi hands hooked together PatakaपताकाThe flag — the first hand gesture every student learns.

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