Natyashastra
एतेन धैर्यमदगर्वसौष्ठवौत्सुक्यविक्रमाटोपाः । अभिमानावष्टम्भः स्तम्भस्थैर्यादय कार्याः ॥ १४६॥
By this hand gesture (Niṣadha), patience, intoxication, pride, elegance, eagerness, valour, arrogance, self-conceit, haughtiness, motionlessness, steadiness, and similar states are to be represented.
english translation
etena dhairyamadagarvasauSThavautsukyavikramATopAH । abhimAnAvaSTambhaH stambhasthairyAdaya kAryAH ॥ 146॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript