Natyashastra
विष्कम्भनकृतप्राणा मन्दोत्क्षिप्तपदक्रमा । कृशस्याप्यभिनेया वै गतिर्मन्दपरिक्रमा ॥ ११५॥
One whose life seems held back by obstruction, who lifts the feet slowly— even when portraying an emaciated (thin/weak) person, the Gait should be performed with slow, hesitant steps.
english translation
viSkambhanakRtaprANA mandotkSiptapadakramA । kRzasyApyabhineyA vai gatirmandaparikramA ॥ 115॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript