निश्चये परितोषे च वितर्के चिन्तने तथा । विलासलीलाविब्वोकशृंगारात्मनिरूपणे ॥ १७१॥
In determination, satisfaction, deliberation, and reflection, as well as in expressing playfulness, sportiveness, and the Erotic Sentiment, this posture is to be used.
This posture should be used while looking out for the husband’s arrival. One foot is to be placed firmly on the ground, and the other is to be bent at the forepart.
सूचीविद्धमविद्धं वा तदश्वक्रान्तमुच्यते । स्खलितं घूर्णितं चैव गलिताम्बरधारणम् ॥ १७३॥
Whether pierced like a needle (sūcīviddha) or unpierced, this is called the Aśvakrānta posture. It includes slipping, swaying, and the adjustment of garments that have come loose.
कुसुमस्तबकादानं परिरक्षणमेव च । वित्रासनं सललितं तरुशाखावलम्बनम् ॥ १७४॥
Plucking a cluster of flowers, offering protection, gracefully sitting down, and holding on to the branch of a tree—these actions are to be performed \[from the Aśvakrānta posture].
स्थानेऽस्मिन् संविधानीयं स्त्रीणामेतत्प्रयोक्तृभिः । शाखावलम्बने कार्यं स्तबकग्रहणे तथा ॥ १७५॥
In this posture (Aśvakrānta), women should be represented accordingly by actors—especially while holding onto a tree branch or when plucking a flower cluster.