meaning of the word...

[marina orelskaya]

Could anybody give an idea what a word tvA.sa could
mean. It is not connected to tve.sa, dve.sa etc. The
word is found thrice in a Sanskrit text from Kerala,
everytime in Loc Sg (tvA.se), as a usage for various
limbs in Kathakali. The Malayalam translation gives
the same word.
          Thanks.

Dr Marina Orelskaya
c/o Department of Sanskrit
and Prakrit languages,
University of Pune,
Pune 411007
India

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