Natyashastra

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ततोऽर्धकलिकान्पातान्कुर्याल्लघ्वक्षरेषु च । गुर्वक्षरे तालगीतपातास्तु कलिकाः स्मृताः ॥ २१७॥

sanskrit

Then, one should make half-measures (ardha-kalikā) of beats on the short syllables; on the long syllables, the beats (tāla), songs (gīta), and measures (pāta) are known as full measures (kalikā).

english translation

tato'rdhakalikAnpAtAnkuryAllaghvakSareSu ca । gurvakSare tAlagItapAtAstu kalikAH smRtAH ॥ 217॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/natyashastra/31/217

ततोऽर्धकलिकान्पातान्कुर्याल्लघ्वक्षरेषु च । गुर्वक्षरे तालगीतपातास्तु कलिकाः स्मृताः ॥ २१७॥

sanskrit

Then, one should make half-measures (ardha-kalikā) of beats on the short syllables; on the long syllables, the beats (tāla), songs (gīta), and measures (pāta) are known as full measures (kalikā).

english translation

tato'rdhakalikAnpAtAnkuryAllaghvakSareSu ca । gurvakSare tAlagItapAtAstu kalikAH smRtAH ॥ 217॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript