Natyashastra
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.
english translation
sthAne'smin saMvidhAnIyaM strINAmetatprayoktRbhiH । zAkhAvalambane kAryaM stabakagrahaNe tathA ॥ 175॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript