Natyashastra

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चित्रे द्विमात्रा कर्तव्या वृत्तौ सा द्विगुणा स्मृता । चतुर्गुणा दक्षिणे स्यादित्येवं त्रिविधा कला ॥ ६॥

sanskrit

In the Citra style, there should be two Mātrās; in the Vṛtti, it is said to be twice that; and in the Dakṣiṇa, it becomes four times that. Thus, the Kalā is of three kinds.

english translation

citre dvimAtrA kartavyA vRttau sA dviguNA smRtA | caturguNA dakSiNe syAdityevaM trividhA kalA || 6||

hk transliteration by Sanscript