Natyashastra
तथा पाणिविभागार्थं भवेत्संघोटनाविधिः । तन्त्रीभाण्डसमायोगान्मार्गासारितमिष्यते ॥ २०॥
Similarly, the method for the division of the hands is the act of gathering, and the combination of the stringed instruments and containers is intended to create a path for the performance.
english translation
tathA pANivibhAgArthaM bhavetsaMghoTanAvidhiH । tantrIbhANDasamAyogAnmArgAsAritamiSyate ॥ 20॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript