Natyashastra

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शम्या चैव हि तालश्च षट्पातस्तस्य कीर्तितः । तालादिस्त्र्यस्रभेदोऽन्यः सम्पत्केष्टकसञ्ज्ञितः ॥ २१॥

Śamyā and Tāla are also included—thus, it is said to consist of six pātas. Another Tryasra variety beginning with Tāla is known as Saṃparkeṣṭaka.

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गुरुपञ्चाक्षराद्यन्तप्लुतमात्रासमन्वितः । त्र्यस्रं सर्वगुरुं कृत्वा निष्कामं त्वत्र योजयेत् ॥ २२॥

The Tryasra known as Saṃparkeṣṭaka consists of five long syllables, including a pluta at the beginning and at the end. When the Tryasra is composed entirely of long syllables, it is called Niṣkrānta and should be applied accordingly.

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शम्याद्वयं ततस्तेषु उद्बद्धः कथितो बुधैः । व्युदस्य युग्मतो ये च पञ्चताला भवन्ति हि ॥ २३॥

In these, when two Śamyās are followed in succession, it is known as Udbaddha according to the wise. And excluding that, the remaining five are considered to be the paired (Yugmato) types of Tālas.

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मिश्रा गीतङ्गसंयुक्ता ज्ञेया ह्युद्बद्धकादयः । कलाः पञ्च तथा सप्त पुनर्नव च कीर्तिताः ॥ २४॥

The mixed Tālas such as Udbaddha and the others, combined with parts of songs (gītāṅga), are to be known accordingly. They are said to consist of five, seven, and again nine Kalās.

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दशैकादश चैवैते सङ्कीर्णाः समुदाहृताः । न ह्येषामुपयोगोऽस्ति सप्तरूपे ध्रुवासु च ॥ २५॥

Those Tālas which have ten or eleven Kalās are called Saṅkīrṇa (irregular). These, however, are not used in the seven types of Dhruvās (song forms).

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Chapter 31

Verses 26-30