Natyashastra

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नासाग्रसक्ता निमिषा तथाधोभागचारिणी । आकेकरपुटा शान्ते शान्ता दृष्टिर्भवेदसौ ॥ ५४॥

sanskrit

When the gaze is fixed on the tip of the nose, with occasional blinking and a downward movement, and when the eyelids are slightly contracted, such a gaze is called Śāntā (the calm or serene gaze).

english translation

nAsAgrasaktA nimiSA tathAdhobhAgacAriNI | AkekarapuTA zAnte zAntA dRSTirbhavedasau || 54||

hk transliteration by Sanscript