Natyashastra
व्यंसितापसृतं सव्यं हस्तमूर्ध्वं प्रसारयेत् । प्रत्यालीढं ततः कुर्यात् तथैव च निकुट्टकम् ॥ १७५॥
With a sidelong and backward movement, extend the left hand upward. Then assume the Pratyālīḍha stance, followed by the Nikuṭṭaka movement.
english translation
vyaMsitApasRtaM savyaM hastamUrdhvaM prasArayet । pratyAlIDhaM tataH kuryAt tathaiva ca nikuTTakam ॥ 175॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript