Natyashastra

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षट्कलोऽष्टकलश्चैव तालो ह्यस्मात्प्रवर्तते । द्विप्रकारः पुनश्चायं निःशब्दः शब्दवांस्तथा ॥ १६॥

From this (Sannipātādi), Tālas of six and eight Kalās arise. This Tāla again is of two kinds — one without sound (silent) and the other with sound.

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अनयोर्मिश्रब्ःअवं तु मिश्रस्तालः प्रकीर्तितः । शम्यातालप्रवेशेन ?? विधीयते ॥ १७॥

A combination of these two is known as the mixed Tāla. It is formed through the arrangement of Śamyā, Tāla, and Praveśa.

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षट्पितापुत्रककृतः पञ्चपाणिरुदाहृतः । आद्यं प्लुतं द्वितीयं च लघु यत्राक्षरं भवेत् ॥ १८॥

That which is formed as Ṣaṭpitāputraka is called Pañcapāṇi. In it, the first syllable is prolonged (pluta), and the second syllable is short (laghu).

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तृतीयं च चतुर्थं च गुरूणि पञ्चमं लघु । प्लुतान्तः षट्पितापुत्रो गुरुलाघवसंयुतः ॥ १९॥

The third and fourth syllables are long, the fifth is short, and it ends with a pluta syllable. This is the Ṣaṭpitāputraka, composed of a combination of long and short syllables.

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पञ्चपाणिः स विज्ञेयः षट्पातस्तु षदक्षरः । सन्निपातस्ततस्तालः शम्या तालस्तथैव च ॥ २०॥

This is known as the Pañcapāṇi, consisting of six pātas and six syllables. The pātas are: Sannipāta, then Tāla, Śamyā, Tāla, and again Śamyā and Tāla.

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Chapter 31

Verses 21-25