Matsya

Fish

One hand placed on top of the other with thumbs out.

how it is held

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Place one Pataka palm on the back of the other, with both thumbs extended like fins.

where it goes wrong

Thumbs not being stretched out or palms not being flat on each other.

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What Matsya 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.