Category Posture of the figure

The hand posture as well as the posture of the figure, e.g. sitting, standing, bent, dancing, meditating.

karanas

dance pose; classified and codified dance movements

kari-hasta

hand held straight like a stick (cf. danda-hasta)

kartari

a holding gesture

kartari-mudra

the gesture of kartari

kartari-mukha

fingers of the hand held like a pair of scissors to hold an object

kataka

a pose of holding between the closed fingers

kataka-hasta

the pose of hand in kataka

kataka-mukha

hand in an attitude of holding a lily

katyavalambita

pose in which the hand is held straight below the hip

kayotsarga

Kayotsarga means to give up one’s physical comfort and body movements, thus staying steady, either in a standing or other posture, and concentrating upon the true nature of the soul.

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