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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)1) Striking (in a fight) is associated with Muṣṭi-hasta: one of the twenty-two Single-hand Gestures (in Indian Dramas) (known as asaṃyuktahastas), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The word muṣṭi denotes the clenched hand. According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, in muṣṭi posture, the fingers are bent towards the palm and the thumb is set on them. The muṣṭi-hasta is used in some activities like striking, hard press of the breast, holding sword, strick and spear etc
2) The Striking action (with bow and thunderbolt) is associated with Maṇḍala: one of the “six kinds of Standing Postures for Men”.—Standing postures are determined separately for male and female. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa six kinds of standing postures are discussed for men. In the maṇḍala posture the distance between two legs should be three tālas and it should be adopted to show the striking action with bow and thunderbolt. According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, the maṇḍala posture becomes āliḍha when the distance between two legs is five tālas.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
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Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 45 - Śrī Rāma Appears on the Battlefield < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
Chapter 34 - Vidyunmālin Killed in Battle < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
Chapter 60 - Lava Defeats the Army and Kills the General < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Chapter XXV - Dealings with Courtezans (veśyā)
Chapter XXXIII - On Covered Instruments (avanaddha)
Part 2 - The Ancient Indian Theory and Practice of Music < [Introduction, Part 2]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 252 - The mode of wielding the swords, maces etc.
Chapter 270 - A hymn to Viṣṇu that destroys Evil
Chapter 288 - The management of the horses (aśvavāhana-sāra)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 11.208 < [Section XXVII - Expiation for hurting and insulting a Brāhmaṇa]
Verse 4.165 < [Section XIV - Other Duties]
Verse 9.248 < [Section XXXIII - Disposal of the Fine realised from the Worst Offenders]
Padarthadharmasamgraha and Nyayakandali (by Ganganatha Jha)
Text 149 < [Chapter 6a - On Actions]
Text 151 < [Chapter 6a - On Actions]
Text 70 < [Chapter 6a - On Qualities]
Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 74.1 < [Chapter 74 - Result of the Lagna on Military Expeditions]
Verse 3.2 < [Chapter 3 - One’s Own Form of the Drekkāṇas]
Verse 74.2 < [Chapter 74 - Result of the Lagna on Military Expeditions]
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