The pañca-vinyāsa (the five composition)

When the units of movements (karaṇa) are  harmoniously brought together we create a composition (vinyāsa).  We can create infinite numbers of composition (vinyāsa) which can finally classified in five groups (pañca-vinyāsa):

  • starting (prasthānika): which opens the sequence; it may include or not any of the nine primary units of movement.
  • primary (prāthamika): which form the main body of the sequence; it includes only one the nine primary units of movement.
  • combined (saṃghika): which also form the main body of the sequence; it combines two or more of the nine fundamental units of movement.
  • closing (saṃprāpti): which closes the sequence; it may include or not any of the nine primary units of movement.
  • connective (yauktika): which connects any of the above type of composition; it may includes the recovering unit of movement (punarnavīkāra  karaṇa).

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