Category Standing-pose

Standing pose

alidha

Ālīḍha (आलीढ), the pose of a warrior, with his right leg bent forward and left drawn back (cf. pratyalidha); Left leg bent at knee, and right leg straight but slanting at an angle to the back.

anchita-gana

a gana with graceful flexion

ardhavaitastika-sthanaka

standing position with strongly bent knees

asana

Generally, the āsana (आसन) refers to body postures and is one of the three subdivisions of pratimalakshana (postures of icons), as defined in texts on shilpa (arts and crafts), known as shilpashastra. The āsanas are classified into sthana or sthanaka… Continue Reading →

kayotsarga

Kayotsarga (कयोत्सर्ग) 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 (cf. kayotsarga-sthanaka and sthanaka).

kayotsarga-sthanaka

Kayotsargasthānaka (कयोत्सर्गस्थानक) or Kayotsarga refers to the ‘erect posture’; In kayotsarga posture, the feet are placed together with the body erect and the arms hanging close to the body.

kurma

Kūrma (Sanskrit: कूर्म) it means tortoise; a standing posture with the outer part of the leg, heel and knee of the right side are placed on the ground and the left foot is kept in the normal position; sitting cross-legged… Continue Reading →

kurmasana

Kūrmāsana (कूर्मासन) refers to the ‘seat of the turtle’; Oval in shape and is made of wood; it has the face and the feet of a tortoise; is the name of an asana (cf. kurma)

makarasana

Makarāsana (Sanskrit: मकरासन), Standing posture on a pedestal, contrived in form of a Makara, a seamonster.

mandala

halo (cf. bha-mandala); Maṇḍala (मण्डल), in it the feet are four Tala’s apart and they are obliquely placed and turned sideways, the waist and the knee are in the natural position. Relates to Indra.

pratima-lakshana

Pratima-lakshana or Pratimalakshana refers to the ‘body postures of the icons’, as defined according to texts dealing with shilpa (arts and crafs), known as shilpashastra. The body postures are classified into three divisions: kai-amaiti or hasta (hand gestures), asana (the… Continue Reading →

pratimalakshana

Pratimālakṣaṇa (प्रतिमालक्षण) or Pratima-lakshana refers to the ‘body postures of the icons’, as defined according to texts dealing with shilpa (arts and crafs), known as shilpashastra. The body postures are classified into three divisions: kai-amaiti or hasta (hand gestures), asana… Continue Reading →

pratyalidha

Pratyālīḍha (प्रत्यालीढ), warrior’s pose, the opposite of the alidha posture; Right leg bent at the knee and the left leg stretched behind and kept straight at an angle.

samapada

Samapāda (समपाद) or Samapādasthānaka refers to the ‘erect posture’; In samapada posture, the head and body are held erect with legs and arms close together. There is no flexion in the body. The gaze is direct. Samapada-sthanaka is of two… Continue Reading →

samapada-sthanaka

Samapādasthānaka (समपादस्थानक) or Samapada refers to the ‘erect posture’; In samapada posture, the head and body are held erect with legs and arms close together. There is no flexion in the body. The gaze is direct. Samapāda-sthānaka is of two… Continue Reading →

sampada

Sampāda (सम्पाद), straight pose with feet together; standing with the feet together or even

sarbamudra

a pose like a hooded serpent

sausthava

The Sauṣṭhava (सौष्ठव) of limbs is to be presented by being still, unbent, at ease, not very upright and not much bent. When the waist and the ears as well as the elbow, the shoulder and the head are in… Continue Reading →

sthana

Sthāna (स्थान) refers to ‘standing posture’ (cf. Sthanaka). The six different kinds of sthānas are as follows: Vaisnava, Sampada, Vaisakha, Mandala, Alidha, Pratyalidha.

sthanaka

Sthānaka (स्थानक) refers to ‘standing posture’ (cf. sthana). The sthānaka in iconography has two typs: samapada-sthanaka and kayotsarga-sthanaka.

sthanasana

Sthānāsana (स्थानासन) refers to the posture dependent on the sthana, and represents one of the five types of asana.

vaisakha

Vaiśākha (वैशाख), The two feet three Tala’s and a half apart and the thighs without motion. The two feet to be obliquely placed pointing sideways. Relates to Skanda (Kārtikeya).

vaisnava

Vaiṣṇava (वैष्णव), The feet two Tala’s and a half apart, one for the natural posture and another obliquely placed with toes pointing sideways and the shank bent and limbs with sausthava. Vishṇu is the presiding deity of this Sthana.

vaitastika-sthanaka

standing posture with slightly bent knees

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