Natyashastra

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प्रोद्वृत्तनिष्टब्धपुटा स्फुरदुद्वृत्ततारका । दृष्टिर्भयानाकात्यर्थं भीता ज्ञेया भयानके ॥ ४७॥

sanskrit

Bhayānakā: The Glance in which the eyelids are drawn up and fixed, and the eyeballs are gleaming and turning up is called Bhayānakā (terrible). It indicates a great fear and is used in the Terrible Sentiment.

english translation

prodvRttaniSTabdhapuTA sphuradudvRttatArakA | dRSTirbhayAnAkAtyarthaM bhItA jJeyA bhayAnake || 47||

hk transliteration by Sanscript