Monday, February 17, 2014

Head movements

Shiro bhedha or head movements.


Shiro bhedha is otherwise called as head movements. Shira or sirasu means head in Sanskrit.
There are 9 head movements while expressing a bhavam.

Shiro bhedha slokam:

Sama udvahitam adhomukha-lolitam Dhutam
kampitam cha paravrittam ukshiptam parivahitam
navdhakathitam shirasa natyashastra visharadaihi.

Explanation for the sloka is
1. Sama or samam- Keeping your head straight or nutral
2. Udvahitham-  Head raised upwards, used to show sky, god ....
3. Adhomukham- Looking down, used to show some thing is down ,shy...
4. Alolotam- Circular or rotating movement of head , showing your dizzy
5. Dhutam- side to side movement of head, used to saying no
6. Kampitam- Up and down movement, used saying yes
7. paravrittam- Brisk head turn towards the side ,used to ignore some one in anger
8. Ukshiptam- Head tilted upwards in slant position, used to show your thinking or dreaming
9. Parivahittam- Head moving side to side like ,small shakes like shivering or showing satisfaction



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