Natyashastra

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सर्वासामेव जातीनां त्रिविधं वृत्तमुच्यते । गुरुप्रायं लघुप्रायं गुरुलघ्वक्षरं तथा ॥ ३९॥

sanskrit

For all these classes of metres, three kinds of metrical forms (vṛtta) are prescribed: one consisting predominantly of long syllables, one predominantly of short syllables, and one composed of both long and short syllables.

english translation

sarvAsAmeva jAtInAM trividhaM vRttamucyate । guruprAyaM laghuprAyaM gurulaghvakSaraM tathA ॥ 39॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/natyashastra/32/39

सर्वासामेव जातीनां त्रिविधं वृत्तमुच्यते । गुरुप्रायं लघुप्रायं गुरुलघ्वक्षरं तथा ॥ ३९॥

sanskrit

For all these classes of metres, three kinds of metrical forms (vṛtta) are prescribed: one consisting predominantly of long syllables, one predominantly of short syllables, and one composed of both long and short syllables.

english translation

sarvAsAmeva jAtInAM trividhaM vRttamucyate । guruprAyaM laghuprAyaM gurulaghvakSaraM tathA ॥ 39॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript