Mudrakhyām samyutha (joint hands) hastha (gesture) viniyoga (usage) from Hasthalakshanadeepika

Mudrākhyām

Angușțļāsyathu Tarjanyā

Yasyāgrē Mļthō bhavēth

śēșam vislathitham Yasya

mudrākyasthu karaha smrithaha

Touch the tips of the forefinger and the thumb and hold the other fingers together straight. This is the mudrākya mudra.

Interestingly Mudrākya is widely used in hatha yoga and meditation, symbolizing the ego connecting to one’s higher self. Also the same gesture is found in Abhinaya darpanam known as Hamsasyam. In Natyashastra and Balaramabharatham this gesture is known as Samdamśam.

Mudrakhyām  samyutha (joint hands)hastha  viniyoga

Vardhanam chaļanam swarga

Samudrasandra vismrithihi

Sarvō vignapanam vasthu

Mrthucha dnyānamevacha

Upavītha riju prōktō

Mudrākyasthu thrayodaśa

Hasthāsthu samyuta prōktha

nāțya sidhāntha vēdibhihi

Sanskrit (devanagari)	Sanskrit (latin)	English translation
	Vardhanam	To grow, prosper
	Chaļanam	Movement, walk
	Swarga	Heaven
	Samudra	Sea, ocean
	Sandra	Density, thickness
	Vismrithihi	To forget
	Sarvō	Everything, whole, total
	Vignapanam	Message, knowledge
	Vasthu	Things, objects
	Mrthu	Death
	Dhyāna	Meditation
	Upavītha	Sacred thread worn by Brahmins
	Riju prōktō	Straight