Anjalischa Kapotascha karkatah swasthikastatha
Dolahastah pushpapuTa utsangah Sivalingakaha
kaTakaavardhana schaiva karthariswasthikastatha
Sakatah sankha chakroucha sampuTah paaSa keelakou
matSya kurmo varaahascha garuDo naagabandha kaha
khatwa bherundakaakhyascha avahitthastadhaiva cha
chaturvimSathi samkhyakah samyutah kathithah karaah
The Single hand gestures will form double or combined hand gestures according to exigencies of Abhinaya. Their characteristics with reference to their objects will be shown in due order. According to Bharata and others, the combined hand gestures are 24 in number. They are: 1. Anjali 4. Swastika 7. Utsanga 10. Karthariswastika 2.Kapota 5. Dola 8. Saivalinga 11. Sakata 3. Karkata 6. Pushpaputa 9. Katakavardhana 12. Samkha 13. Chakra 14. Samputa 15. Pasa 16. Keelaka 17. Matsya 18. Kurma 19. Varaha 20. Garuda 21. Nagabandha 22. Khatwa 23. Bherunda 24. Avahittha