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यथाक्षरेषु भूयिष्ठं गीतेष्वासारितेषु च । विधिरेष समुद्दिष्टो वर्णतालपदाश्रयः ॥ ११६॥

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

द्विसङ्ख्याते निवृत्तिस्तु कार्याद्यस्यार्धयोगतः । द्विसङ्ख्यातार्धयोगेन त्रिसङ्ख्यातेऽपि चेष्यते ॥ ११७॥

In the double Āsārita, the repetition (nivṛtti) should be made by adding half [a gaṇa] to the original form; and in the triple Āsārita too, it is to be performed by adding half [a gaṇa] to the double one.

english translation

न चित्रे द्वित्रिसङ्ख्यातं कदाचिदपि योजयेत् । न च वृत्तित्रिसङ्ख्यातं गीतेष्वासारितेषु च ॥ ११८॥

The double or triple Āsārita should never be employed in the Citra Mārga, nor should the triple one be used in the Vṛtti Mārga in the songs set to Āsārita.

english translation

दक्षिणे स्यात्त्रिसङ्ख्यातं द्विसङ्ख्यातं च वार्तिके । चित्रे यथाक्षरं प्रोक्तमिति मार्गविनिश्चयः ॥११९॥

The triple Āsārita should be employed in the Dakṣiṇa Mārga, the double one in the Vārtika Mārga, and the literal (single) one in the Citra Mārga — such is the established rule regarding the Mārgas.

english translation

दक्षिणेनैव गत्वादौ निवृत्तौ वृत्तिवद्व्रजेत् । चित्रवच्च यथान्यायं त्रिसङ्ख्याते विधिः स्मृतः ॥ १२०॥

In the triple Āsārita, the rule is that it should begin with the Dakṣiṇa Mārga, proceed with the Vṛtti Mārga in the repetition, and then follow the Citra Mārga according to proper order.

english translation