Natyashastra
उत्तमोत्तमके त्वादौ नर्कुटं सम्प्रयोजयेत् । स्तोकं विचित्रार्थपदं तथा चैवोपपादयेत् ॥ ३२४॥
At the beginning of the Uttamottamaka performance, the *Narkuṭa* should be employed. The composition should be brief, containing words of varied and subtle meanings, and should be appropriately developed.
english translation
uttamottamake tvAdau narkuTaM samprayojayet । stokaM vicitrArthapadaM tathA caivopapAdayet ॥ 324॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript