Category Posture of the figure

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

namaskara

This is the attitude of adoration or prayer. The two hands are kept close to the chest, touching palm to palm, in an attitude of prayer.

Nata (नत), a type of reclining posture (Sayana); Lying down with the legs slightly stretched and the two hands loosely resting.

Nṛttahasta (नृत्तहस्त) refers to hand in dance gesticulation (cf. asamyukta-hasta and samyukta-hasta).