Paada  Bhedas

Mandalothplavane chaiva bhramari paadhachaarika

Chathurdha  paadhabhedasyos theshaam lakshanamuchyathe

The four paadha bhedas are

mandalam : movements in one place  

Uthplavanam : jumping  

bhramari :circling  

chaari : walking

Mandala Bhedas (mandalam)

Sthaanakam cha aayatha aaliddham prenkhanam prerithaani cha

Prathyaalidham swasthikam cha motitham samasoochika

Paarshvasoochithicha  dashamandala neerithaaniha

Sthaanakam :standing with feet together  aayatham :the aramandi position  aalidham : in aayatham one toe facing side and the other facing the front  prenkhanam : left leg in aayatham and right stretched to the side on heel  preritham : both legs a little far apart in aayatham  prathyaalidham : opposite to aaliddham  swasthikam : one foot flat and the other on toe  motitham : sitting in muzhumandi and jumping and placing one knee down  samasoochi : placing both knees down  paarshvasoochi : placing one knee down.

Uthplavana Bhedas (uthplavanam)

Alagam kartareecha ashvotplavanam motitham thathaa

Kripaalatham ithikhyaatham panchathothplavanam budhaihi.

Alagam : jump in aayatham   kartari : jump in front swastikam as in kartari adavu   ashvotplavanam : keep feet together fold knee and jump forward placing one foot after the other  motitham : jump to side in swastikam  kripa...: jump forward and back in swastikam.

Bhramari Lakshanam

Utpluta bhramari chakrabhramari garudabidha

Thathekapaadhabhramari  kunchithabhramareethicha

Aakaashabhramarichaiva  thathaangabhramareethicha

Bhramaryaa saptavigyeya natyashastra vishaaradaihi.

Utplutabhramari : keeplegs together jump and turn  chakrabhramari : kepp legs in preritam and move around by sweeping the feet in an arc garudabidha : in garudamandalam lift the leg in the back and turn  ekapadabhramari :usual bhramari movt in ekapadam  kunchitha : same as ekapadabhramari in aramandi  aakaasha : lift both legs apart in air and turn  angabhramari : awaits proper explanation .

Chaari Bhedas

aadouthu chalanam proktham pashchaath chankramanam thatha

saranam veginichaiva kuttanamcha thathahparam

lutitham lolithamchaiva thathaa vishamasancharaha

chaaribheda amiashtau proktha bharathavedhibhihi.

aadhoutuchalanam : normal walking movement chankramanam : same walking a little faster saranam : folding toe inwards and walking vegini : running forward on heel lutitham : moving forward in alidham lolitam : moving forward in tattimettu vishamasanchara : walking in a zigzag manner.

                                                       
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