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Asamyukta Hasta
IntermediateArdhapataka
Half Flag
Like Tripataka but with the little finger also bent.
how it is held
- 01
From Tripataka, bend the little finger as well.
where it goes wrong
Not keeping the index and middle fingers fully straight.
viniyoga
What Ardhapataka is used to depict.
The standard usages assigned to this hand in the Abhinaya Darpana. One gesture carries many meanings; context and the rest of the body decide which.
- 01Represents a knife
- 02a bank of a river
- 03or a saw