Shukatunda hastha (joint and single hands) viniyoga from hasthalakshanadipika in Mohiniyattam, Kathakali, Koothiyattam

Shukatunda 

Lakshanam:

Brulateva Yedha Vakra

Tarjanyangushta samyudha

Namitanamika sheshei

Kunjidodanjide Tatha

Shukatundaga mityahu

Rajarya Bharadarshibaha

Sanskrit	English
(hasthoyam) Angusheisheyva	a hook
Pakshineva	birds
Prayukyade	Used for

Kartharimuukha samyuta and asamyutha hastha (joint and single hands) viniyoga from hasthalakshanadipika in Mohiniyattam, Kathakali, Koothiyattam

     Kartharimukha

Samyuta Hastha (Join hands movement with meaning)

Lakshanam:

Kaneeya sthunnatha yetra

trasra syurnatha para

Angushta starjani parshvam

Sampresheth Bharatharshabaha

Sanskrit	English
Papa	A sin
Sramo	weakness
Brahmanascha	A brahmin
Keerthi	fame
Kumbho	An Elephant head
Griham	A house
vratham	Religious abstinence
Shuthihi	purity
Steeramscha	A river bank
vamshascha	A dynasty
kshudha	hungry
sravana	To hear
bhashane	To speak
garbha	pregnant
avasanam	An end
Mrgaya	hunting

Natyadne munipungave

Kartharimukha hasthastu

Sumyukta shodachasmrita

Asamyuta Hastha (single hand)

Sanskrit	English
Yushmarthadeika vachane	you
Vachanam	To speak
Samayam	The time
Krama	An order of things, a procedure
Bahuthirasmadharthascha	You and I, we
Marthyo	A man
vathram	A face
Virodhitha	Enmity
Balako	A child, a baby boy
nakulaschapi	A mongoose

Nrithagne samudirita

kartharimukha hasthakyo

asamyuto desheivahi

Karukare Karmukil lyrics with English translation

A poem by Kavalam Narayana Panicker is commonly used in dance repertoire, its lyrics are apt for a multitude of poetic interpretations. Kalamandalam Sajeeth helped me to make a translation of the poem and he immediately warned me that there are many implicit meanings behind the metaphors, known in Sanskrit as Gaunartham. Here I will give both word-to-word translation and the most apparent implicit meaning of the song. The song refers to a deity,  but in reality, there is no specific God mentioned here, as it's just giving a high respect to the rain, monsoon season, so important to Kerala, India and our planet as such. 

Karukare Kaarmukil

Samanthamalahari raga
Chaturashra ekam talam


Pallavi:

Karukarekarmukil kompanaane
Puratheriyezhunnallum moorthe

Karukara - the ultimate darkness
Karmukil - the dark cloud
kampanaane - the elephant
purather - on

yerunallum - coming

moorthe - deity

Translation:

The rain arrives on the darkest cloud resembling a tusker elephant

Anupallavi:

Mazhavilkodi manathu

Ponnambalamuttathu

Viriyunnu Kozhiyunnu

Alinyalinyangulanyu marunnu

Mazhavilkodi - a rainbow

Manathu - the sky

Ponnambalamuttathu - the yard of the golden temple

viriyunnu - gets clear

kozhiyunnu - moves

Alinjalinjanju marunnu - shatters, disappears, disperses

Translation:

The rainbow appears in the sky

Which lit by the sun looks like a golden temple

It moves and spreads, and when rain comes disappears, shatters.

Charanam 1.

Manathoru Mayilattam

Peelithirumudiyattam

Elakunnu Nirayunnu

Edanyidanyanjazhinju neengunnu

Mana - sky

mayilattom - the dance of the peacock

peeli - feathers

mudi - hair

attam - dance

Elakunnu - move

nirayunnu - still

Ednyidamyaganzhinyu - breaks time to time

neengunnu - moves in strange ways.

Translation:

When the rain comes, the clouds in the sky move like a celestial peacock

Who spreads its feathers and dances

The clouds are moving in such strange ways!

Charanam 2.

Karkkidaka thevare

Karkkidaka thevare

Kudam Kudam

thudam Thudam nee varthe

Karkkidaka thevare - the lord of the month of the rainy season in the Malayalam calendar

Kudam - pots

Thudam - another time of measuring pots

nee varthe - pouring

Translation:

Oh the lord of the rainy months,

you start by giving us small drops, the increasing and then the water pours all over.

Kantha Thava Mohiniyattam padam krithi lyrics with English translation

 Swathi thirunal Padam in Ragam Adhana

Taalam Adi

Pallavi:

Kantha Thava Pizhanyan Enthu Cheivei

Anupallavi:

Shaanta Guna Sevita

Sarasa Namba

Charanam 1

Thinkalumuyarnu vannu

Chenkanal Chorinidunnu

Pankajaksha kadamendu

Sangadam Sahikyunnu

Charanam 2

Smaranu Bhaanam Shadamo

Karuna Tava Marumo

Chirameva muzhalumu

Vairam iduchidamo

Charanam 3

Madurakara Vachaasa

Vidhuratha tirtuvasa

Adhanam Nalgidu Rasa

Saadu Cheidata Rasa

Translation

Pallavi

My lover (husband), what is my mistake, what wrong did I do?

Anupallavi

Padbanabha (Lord Vishnu) who is served by sages ( who is filled with qualities of Shanta, Peace)

Charanam 1

Moon has risen and pouring heat on me

Oh, the lotus-eyes, why do you make me suffer?

Charanam 2

The cupid has 100 arrows, please be compassionate to me

Why is my mind full of worries, will your anger do any good to us?

Charanam 3

With sweet words finish my sorrow

Give me your lips and embrace me tight, make haste