When the Padmakosa posture fingers are contracted (closed position) and then open-up partly in a repeated manner, the pose is defined as Sandamsa by experts in natya.
Sandamsa Hasta it represents numeral five, stomach, offering to deities, injury, an insect, great anxiety, breath and worship according to texts of natya.
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