pANi as style/school

[Bharat Gupt]

Bharat Gupt wrote:
> 
> N. Ganesan wrote:
> >
> >   Among the traditional schools of BharatanATyam, pANi
> > is used as style/school. Eg., pantaNainallUr pANi where
> > Mrinalini Sarabhai got her training.
> >
> > Does pANi as a style/school of dance occurs in Natyashastra
> > or elsewhere? Is it one of the DasarUpakas?
> > Heard that pANi as "hand" does not have IE origins,
> > despite long attempts to show that way.
> >
> > Could these "pANi" be related to tamil "paN-" (to do)?
> >
> > Regards,
> > N. Ganesan
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> > Cologne Sanskrit lexicon
> >
> >   Entry   pANi
> >   Meaning 2 m. (said to be fr. %{paN}) the hand RV. &c. &c. (often
> >           ifc. = holding in the hñhand e.g. %{asi-p-} , holding a
> >           sword in the  sñsword in hñhand ; %{pANiM-grah} or
> >           %{-Nau-kR} , to take the  hñhand of a bride , marry ;
> >           %{-niMdA} , to give the hñhand in marriage) ; a hoof. RV.
> >           ii , 31 , 2 ; N. of Sch. on th Das3a-rupaka Cat. [Orig
> >           %{palni} ; cf. Gk. $ ; Lat. {palma} ;  Angl. Sax.
> >           &188673[615 ,2] {folm} ; Germ. {fu10hlen} ; Eng.
> >           {feel}.]
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> PANi is a musical term in the Natyasastra and all the later musicological works till
> 17th cent.  I am competent to speculate on Bharatnatyam terms, but the general tendency
> after the 16th/17th cent is that many classical terms from natya were given limited and
> transformed meanings in the arts. "Bani" , gati, dharmi, etc., are many such examples.
> Anga, as used by katthak dancers is yet another such term.
> The acnient terms for style in performance are vritti and pravritti
> Cordially yours,
> Bharat Gupt
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A CORRECTION;

"I AM NOT COMPETENT TO SPECULAT N BHARATNATYAM TERMS"
i MISSED WRITING  NOT, IT WAS NOT A FREUDIAN SLIP !
BHARAT GUPT