Natyashastra
पताकौ तु यदा हस्तावूर्र्धाङ्गुष्ठावधोमुखौ । उपर्युपरि विन्यस्तौ तदा स मकरः करः ॥ १५२॥
Makara—When the two Patāka hands with their thumbs raised are turned down and placed on each other the Makara hand is produced.
english translation
patAkau tu yadA hastAvUrrdhAGguSThAvadhomukhau । uparyupari vinyastau tadA sa makaraH karaH ॥ 152॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript