Vṛkṣa hastaḥ

Transliteration:

Kadalyām sliṣṭamukulau recitodvesthitau bhavet ||

Meaning

If two Mukula hastas joined at the fingers perform recita and udweṣṭita hasta prānās then it denotes Kadali vṛkṣa. (Refer page 74 and 76).

Transliteration

Nāraṅge padmakośa syāt bhramārau likuce bhavet |

Meaning

Padma kosa hasta denotes Naranga vṛkṣa and Bhamara hasta denotes Likuca vṛkṣa.

Transliteration

Panase caturaḥ prokto bilvārthe caturo bhavet ||

Meaning

Catura hasta denotes Panasa vṛkṣa as well as Bilva vṛkṣa.

Transliteration

Patāka-caturau prokto punnāgataru nirṇaye ||

Meaning

Patākacatura hasta denotes Punnāga vṛkṣa.

Transliteration

Mandāre khaṇḍa caturaḥ sandaṃśo vakule bhavet ||

Meaning

Khaṇḍacatura hasta denotes Mandāra and saṃdaṃśa hasta denotes Vakula vṛkṣa.

Transliteration

Patāko – vaṭa vṛkṣe syāt arjune simhavaktrakaḥ |

Meaning

Patāka hasta denotes banyan tree and Simhamukha hasta denotes kumbuk tree.

Transliteration

Pāṭalyām śukaṭunḍaḥ syāt hiṇtale kartarīmukhaḥ ||

Meaning

śukatunḍa hasta denotes trumpet flower plant while Kartarīmukha hasta denotes marshy date tree.

Transliteration

Padmakośau svastikau staḥ phūgavṛkṣanirūpaṇe |

Meaning

Padmakośa hastas in svastika position denotes Phūga vṛkṣa.

Transliteration

Campake puravaśāstrajñai adholāṅgūla miṣyate ||

Meaning

Kāngula hasta held downwards indicates Magnolia.

Transliteration

Adhonataḥ tāmracūḍāḥ karaḥ khadira varṇane |

Meaning

Tāmracūḍa hasta bent downwards denotes Khadira vṛkṣa.

Transliteration

Śamī vṛkṣe samākhyātaḥ karo yaḥ śliṣṭakartarī || 

Meaning

Two Kartarihastas interlocked indicate śamī vṛkṣa.

Transliteration

Patākau maṇibandhasthau samyak tiryak kṛtau yadi |

Patākasvastiko hastaḥ kathito bharatādibhiḥ ||

Patākasvastiko hastaḥ aśokābhinaye smṛtaḥ |

Meaning

If two Patāka hastas are in svastika position at the wrists it is considered as Patākasvastika hasta by Bharata and others. This hasta denotes Aśoka vṛkṣa

Transliteration

Siṅduvāra tarau yojyaḥ karaḥ śliṣṭamayūrakaḥ ||

Meaning

Two Mayūra hastas joined together denote Siṅduvāra vṛkṣa.

Transliteration

Tarjanīmadhyamā hastatale sammiśrite yadi |

Itare prasṛtaḥ so-ayam karaḥ samyamanāmakaḥ ||

Samyamābhidhā hasto-ayam bhavet amalake drume |

Meaning

If the fore finger and the middle finger are joined in the palm and the other fingers are extended then if known as Samyama harta. This hasta denotes Amalaka vṛkṣa

Transliteration

Kartarī tripatākau ca jñeyau kuravaka drume ||

Meaning

Both kartarī and Tripatāka hastas denote Kuravaka vṛkṣa.

Transliteration

Mayūrārthe prayojyoḥ syāt mayūra puṅkhito yadi ||

Meaning

Two Alapadma hastas in svastika position denotes Kapittha vṛkṣa.

Transliteration

Patāka caturābhikhyau svastikau maṇibandhayoḥ ||

Ketakī vṛkṣabhede-api yujyete devamantriṇi |

Meaning

Patāka and Catura hasta crossed at the wrists denotes Ketaki vṛkṣa and devamantri i.e. Bṛhaspati

Transliteration

Ardhacandrau svastikau cet prayojyau

śimśapātare ||

Meaning

Two Ardhacandra hastas in svastika position, denote Simśapā vṛkṣa

Transliteration

Vāme patākako hastaḥ tatra savye patākikaḥ |

Udveṣṭitakṛto hastaḥ trijñaḥ parikīṛtitaḥ |

Trijñānaḥ pārijātasya kroḍe yadi dhṛtaḥ karaḥ ||

Meaning

If two Patāka hastas in both left and right hands perform udweṣtita hasta prānā, then it is considered as Trijñānaḥ hasta. This hasta held before the chest denotes Pārijāta vṛkṣa

Transliteration

Tintriṇyāmapi kāṅgūlo jambvāmardha-patākakaḥ |

Meaning

Kāṅgūla hasta denotes Tamarind tree and Ardhapatāka denotes Jamun tree.

Transliteration

Pālāse cārdha – candraśca rasāle

tripatākikaḥ ||

Meaning

Ardhacandra hasta denotes flame of the forest tree and tripatāka hasta denotes mango tree.