Rasarnavasudhakara 1.441.p2

1.441.p2

atrālpa-samāsatva-dīrgha-samāsatva-rūpayoḥ prasāda-sphuṭa-bandhatva-rūpayor aniṣṭhurākṣara-prāyatva-rūpayoḥ pṛthak-padatva-granthilatvayoś ca ubhaya-rīti-dharmayos tulādhṛtayor iva saṃniveśān miśreyaṃ rītiḥ |

Here, because the qualities of both styles—short compounds and long compounds, lucidity and crisp structure, predominance of non-harsh syllables, separated words and compactness—are arranged as if placed on a scale, this is the mixed style.