Natyashastra

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पतितोर्ध्वपुटा सास्रा मन्युमन्थरतारका । नासाग्रानुगता दृष्टिः करुणा करुणे रसे ॥ ४९॥

sanskrit

Karuṇā: The Glance in which the upper eyelid has descended, the eyeball is at rest due to mental agony, and the gaze is fixed at the tip of the nose, and there is tear, is called Karuṇā (pathetic).

english translation

patitordhvapuTA sAsrA manyumantharatArakA | nAsAgrAnugatA dRSTiH karuNA karuNe rase || 49||

hk transliteration by Sanscript