Natyashastra
संयुतकरणो व स्यादसंयुतो वा प्रयुज्यते तज्ज्ञैः । रुरुचमरमहिषसुरगजवृषगोपुरशैलशिखरेषु ॥ ४२॥
This hand gesture (Kartarīmukha), whether used with both hands (saṃyuta) or a single hand (asaṃyuta), is employed by the knowledgeable to represent an antelope, yak, buffalo, celestial elephant (Airāvata), bull, gate (Gogūra), and hilltop.
english translation
saMyutakaraNo va syAdasaMyuto vA prayujyate tajjJaiH । rurucamaramahiSasuragajavRSagopurazailazikhareSu ॥ 42॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript