Chants
In Part III of the Hastalakshanadipika special chants (svaras) are mentioned for expressing the emotions of different characters under different circumstances. Toward the end of the section the rhythm and time beats appropriate for different circumstances of the dramatic action are listed.
Usha Nangyar, an expert in nangyar koothu, recites the list of the svaras in a short verse below:
1–29 svara list
The first svara mentioned in the Hastalakshanadipika is indalam which is used for vira nayaka or expression of powerful male characters and uttama nayika, powerful female characters. Usha Nangyar recites two verses illustrating indalam. The first of these comes from Surpanakhankam and is Rama’s sloka. The second of the illustrations using indalam is also Rama’s sloka but from Anguliyankam.
1–2 indalam
1–2 indalam 2
3–6 chetipanchama
Usha Nangyar chants three verses using anthari svara.
7–8 anthari
7–8 anthari 2
7–8 anthari 3
8 veladhooli
8 veladhooli 2
9 bhinnapanchama
10 srikamara
10 srikamara 2
11 aarthan
11 aarthan 2
11–13 pourali
14 mudda
14 mudda 2
15–16 muraindala
17 kaisika
18 tarka
18 tarka 2
19 veeratarka
19 veeratarka 2
20 dukhagandhara
20 dukhagandhara 2
21 daana
21 daana 2
22 ghattanthiri
23 thondu
24 korakkurunji
25–29 srikanti
The following svaras are used in kutiyattam but mentioned in the Hastalakshanadipika.
kattanthari
puranir
veerapanchama
