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वाद्यं तूर्यायनं प्रोक्तं कलापातलयान्वितः । कलास्तस्य(कालस्तस्य) प्रमाणं हि विज्ञेयं तालयोगतः ॥ १॥

The [instrument named] Tāla is of the ‘solid’ class (ghana), and it relates to a division into Kalās (kalāpāta) and to an observation of the tempo (laya). Those who apply Tālas in a musical performance, should know Kalās to be the measure of time (tāla).

english translation

vAdyaM tUryAyanaM proktaM kalApAtalayAnvitaH | kalAstasya(kAlastasya) pramANaM hi vijJeyaM tAlayogataH || 1||

hk transliteration by Sanscript