Natyashastra
पुनश्चासां प्रवक्ष्यामि गतिं प्रकृतिसंस्थिताम् । कृत्वावहित्थं स्थानं तु वामं चाधोमुखं करम् ॥ १७८॥
Now I shall again describe the gait of women in accordance with their natural disposition: assuming the Avahittha posture, the left hand should be held facing downward.
english translation
punazcAsAM pravakSyAmi gatiM prakRtisaMsthitAm । kRtvAvahitthaM sthAnaM tu vAmaM cAdhomukhaM karam ॥ 178॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript