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Classification of Poetry
927 siñcanty anyonyam imāḥ paśya
yantrajālaiḥ manibhājanaiḥ.” Then, the danda-rāsaka is described as -
paribhramayantyaḥ vicitra-bandhaiḥ, imā dvi-sodașa-nartakyaḥ helanti tālánugatapādāḥ
tavangane drśyate danda-rāsaḥ. This dance is performed by 32 nartakis, wheeling round and forming wonderful patterns. Dr. Raghvan (pp. 565, ibid) notices that in the sanskrit-Tamil text called Suddhānanda-prakāśa, the danda-rāsaka is described in a quotation given therein as the samyā or kolātta which is given under samyā by Dr. Raghavan. It reads as -
krsnena nirmitam nrttam danda-rāsaka-samjñitam, cāruveņīdharāḥ candrabimbásyāḥ ramya-bhūṣaṇāḥ. dhārayanti karāgrena śubhra-dāru-vinirmitān, dandan vicitrān ślaksan dvyangula-sthaulya-nirmitān. sodasángula-dirgānsca laghằn laghava-samyutān parasparam tādayantyaḥ
danļān nộtyeyur anganāḥ.” (See also B.P.) This obviously is the dandiyā-rāsa popular and prevelant even to-day in Gujarat during nava-rātri festival and now also on occasions such as marriage etc.
After this some patterns which the dancers execute are mentioned which include designs such as pindi-bandhas, and hexagonal and octagonal designs.
"sațkoņair astakonaiś ca
piņdibandhair manoharai).” The dance includes Komala (delicate) Karanas and Cārīs. Dr. Raghavan (pp. 565) quotes from Sangīta-samayasāra which says of Danda
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