Natyashastra

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यथाक्षरेषु भूयिष्ठं गीतेष्वासारितेषु च । विधिरेष समुद्दिष्टो वर्णतालपदाश्रयः ॥ ११६॥

sanskrit

As the songs (Gītas) and Āsāritas consist mostly of syllables (akṣaras), this rule has been laid down— it is based upon the syllables (varṇa), the time-measure (tāla), and the words (pada).

english translation

yathAkSareSu bhUyiSThaM gIteSvAsAriteSu ca । vidhireSa samuddiSTo varNatAlapadAzrayaH ॥ 116॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/natyashastra/31/116

यथाक्षरेषु भूयिष्ठं गीतेष्वासारितेषु च । विधिरेष समुद्दिष्टो वर्णतालपदाश्रयः ॥ ११६॥

sanskrit

As the songs (Gītas) and Āsāritas consist mostly of syllables (akṣaras), this rule has been laid down— it is based upon the syllables (varṇa), the time-measure (tāla), and the words (pada).

english translation

yathAkSareSu bhUyiSThaM gIteSvAsAriteSu ca । vidhireSa samuddiSTo varNatAlapadAzrayaH ॥ 116॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript