Natyashastra
लघुः स्यात् पदादौ त्रिके या धृतिः सा ॥ ५०॥
Dhṛti—When the first syllable in its feet of three syllables is short [the metre is Dhṛti].
english translation
laghuH syAt padAdau trike yA dhRtiH sA ॥ 50॥
hk transliteration by SanscriptNatyashastra
लघुः स्यात् पदादौ त्रिके या धृतिः सा ॥ ५०॥
Dhṛti—When the first syllable in its feet of three syllables is short [the metre is Dhṛti].
english translation
laghuH syAt padAdau trike yA dhRtiH sA ॥ 50॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript