ardha chandra
how is ardha chandra formed?
stretch out the thumb in pathaka hastha
how is arala formed?
bend the index finger of pathaka
how is shukathunda formed?
how is mushti formed?
close the fingers together and put the thumb on top, making a fist
how is shikara formed?
raise the thumb in mushti
usages 1-6 (dark)
a hand seizing the throat, anxiety, touching the limbs, the moon on the eighth day of the dark fortnight, a spear
usages 1-2 (drink, wind)
drinking thick stuff like poison and nectar, violent wind
usages 1-3 (fighting+ferocity)
shooting an arrow, throwing a spear, showing ferocity
usages 1-2 (holding)
grasping the hair, holding things
usages 1-3 (taking weapons)
throwing / using shakti and tomara weapons, bow, grabbing the girdle
usage 4 (secret)
saying a secret/mystery (marma)
usages 3-4 (wrestle)
steadiness, wrestling