[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garudapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › 1.207.5 # Garudapurana 1.207.5 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.207.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.207.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.207.5) jñeyaḥ pādaśca turyāṃśo yuk samaṃ viṣamantvayuk / samamardhasamaṃ vṛttaṃ viṣamañca tṛtīyakam // > A foot (pāda) should be known as a fourth part; even is called 'sama', uneven is called 'viṣama'. > Metres are even (sama), half-even (ardhasama), and uneven (viṣama) as the third. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.207.5.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.207.5.p1) iti śrīgāruḍe mahāpurāṇe pūrvakhaṇḍe prathamāṃśākhye ācārakāṇḍe chandaḥ śāstrechandaḥsaṃjñāparibhāṣānirūpaṇaṃ nāma saptottaradviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ > Thus ends the two hundred and seventh chapter, named 'Exposition of the Definitions and Rules of Metre' in the treatise on metres in the section on conduct of the first part of the glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.207.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.207.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.207.5) · Pramāṇa