Natyashastra

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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).

english translation

SaTpitAputrakakRtaH paJcapANirudAhRtaH । AdyaM plutaM dvitIyaM ca laghu yatrAkSaraM bhavet ॥ 18॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript