[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) › 1.212.1 # Garudapurana 1.212.1 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.212.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.212.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.212.1) śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 212 sūta uvāca / prastāra ādyago 'tho laḥ paratulyo 'tha pūrvagaḥ / naṣṭamadhye sameṃ'ke laḥ same 'rdhe viṣame guruḥ // > The venerable Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa — 212 / Sūta said: / In the prastāra, the first is guru, then laghu, equal to the subsequent, then preceding. / In calculating a lost meter, when the number is even it is laghu; when halved evenly, \[and\] when odd, it is guru. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.211.9.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.211.9.p1) - [Next: 1.212.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.212.2) - [Up: 1.212](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.212) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.212.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.212.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.212.1) · Pramāṇa