Natyashastra
आह्वाने च निवारणनिर्माणे चाप्यनेकवचने च । स्वेदस्या चापनयने गन्धाघ्राणे शुभः शुभे चैष ॥ ५१॥
In invocation, prohibition, creation, and expressing multiple words, For wiping off sweat and enjoying fragrance, this (hand) is auspicious in both good and bad (contexts).
english translation
AhvAne ca nivAraNanirmANe cApyanekavacane ca । svedasyA cApanayane gandhAghrANe zubhaH zubhe caiSa ॥ 51॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript