Natyashastra
दैत्यदानवयक्षाणां नृपपन्नगरक्षसाम् । चतुस्तालप्रमाणेन कर्तव्याथ गतिर्बुधैः ॥ २३॥
Wise actors should perform the gait with a step length of four Tālas for demons, Dānavas, Yakṣas, kings, and Rākṣasas.
english translation
daityadAnavayakSANAM nRpapannagarakSasAm । catustAlapramANena kartavyAtha gatirbudhaiH ॥ 23॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript