Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c77.213

v2.c77.213

i. e. what the hand poses have implicitly expressed (cf. manifold handposes, like Varada ; Vyākhyāna, Jñāna, Yoga—Mudrās and 64 Hastamudras, together with nine-fold bodily poses and a good many of the leg-postures), the rasas and the rasa-dṛṣṭis make that explicit. Thus the images are bestowed life movement through this symbolism of gesticulation, the very essence of dramatics and aesthetics, both put together (Sarvābhinyadarśanāt). Therefore, this delineation of the rasas and rasa-dṛṣṭis and their representation thereof, constitute the fundamental background both in Āṅgika (Drama) and the citra (Painting) arts. The science of painting is dependent on the science of Aesthetics (Dramatics included.)