Natyashastra

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क्रमादाकुञ्चितपुटा विभ्रान्ताकुलतारका । हास्या दृष्टिस्तु कर्तव्या कुहकाभिनयं प्रति ॥ ४८॥

sanskrit

Hāsyā: In the Hāsyā (smiling) Glance the two eyelids are by turns contracted, and they open with the eyeballs moving and slightly visible; it should be used in representing jugglery.

english translation

kramAdAkuJcitapuTA vibhrAntAkulatArakA | hAsyA dRSTistu kartavyA kuhakAbhinayaM prati || 48||

hk transliteration by Sanscript