Natyashastra
गन्तव्यं विक्रमैर्विप्राः पञ्चतालान्तरोत्थितैः । नियुद्धसमये चैव रङ्गावतरणे तथा ॥ १५६॥
O Brāhmaṇas, \॥ in this gait॥ one should walk with vigorous strides, raising the feet five Tālas high—both during hand-to-hand combat and while entering the stage.
english translation
gantavyaM vikramairviprAH paJcatAlAntarotthitaiH । niyuddhasamaye caiva raGgAvataraNe tathA ॥ 156॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript