Natyashastra
आवर्तिताः करतले यस्याङ्गुल्यो भवन्ति हि । पार्श्वागतविकीर्णाश्च स भवेदलपल्लवः ॥ ९१॥
Alapallava (Alapadmaka)—all fingers turned towards the palm, standing on its side and separated from one another.
english translation
AvartitAH karatale yasyAGgulyo bhavanti hi । pArzvAgatavikIrNAzca sa bhavedalapallavaH ॥ 91॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript