Hindi · Stage & Theatre
मुद्रा
mudra
Posture / Gesture
Advancednoun · feminine
Definition
A stylized gesture or posture, especially of the hands; in other contexts it means currency.
Example
नर्तकी की हर मुद्रा कुछ कहती थी।
Every gesture of the dancer said something.
Cultural Note
Classical Indian dance codifies dozens of hand mudras, each a word in a silent vocabulary shared by dancers and sculptors for centuries.