Natyashastra

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निष्क्रामसन्निपातान्ते नित्यमष्टकलो भवेत् । एष युग्मे कलापातविकल्पोऽङ्गुलिभिः कृतः ॥ ४३॥

sanskrit

At the end of the Niṣkrāma and Sannipāta, there should always be eight Kalās. This is the method of indicating the variation in the dropping of Kalās in a Yuga, performed through fingers.

english translation

niSkrAmasannipAtAnte nityamaSTakalo bhavet । eSa yugme kalApAtavikalpo'GgulibhiH kRtaH ॥ 43॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/natyashastra/31/43

निष्क्रामसन्निपातान्ते नित्यमष्टकलो भवेत् । एष युग्मे कलापातविकल्पोऽङ्गुलिभिः कृतः ॥ ४३॥

sanskrit

At the end of the Niṣkrāma and Sannipāta, there should always be eight Kalās. This is the method of indicating the variation in the dropping of Kalās in a Yuga, performed through fingers.

english translation

niSkrAmasannipAtAnte nityamaSTakalo bhavet । eSa yugme kalApAtavikalpo'GgulibhiH kRtaH ॥ 43॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript