Chandahsutra 5.53

5.53

sā gurusaṃkhyā veditavyā, yena yāvadbhirakṣaraiḥ lāṃ laghūnāṃ chandomātrāṇāṃ samāḥ samasaṃkhyākāḥ, gurulaghvakṣarāṇi glo na syurapitu nyūnasaṃkhyā eva | gla ityakṣarāṇyabhidhīyante, teṣāṃ gurulaghurūpatvāt | ayamabhiprāyaḥ,—āryyādiṣu śāstre yāvatyo mātrā upadiṣṭāstāvantyakṣarāṇi yathāsaṃkhyaṃ na pūryyante, sā tatra gurusaṃkhyā veditavyā, avaśiṣṭā laghusaṃkhyā | tatrāyamupayogaḥ, yadā kadācit pṛcchati, catvāriṃśadakṣarāyāmāryyāyāṃ kati guravaḥ sampadyante, kati vā laghava iti, tadā saptapañcāśannāmopadiṣṭāyāmāryyāyāṃ mātrāsaṃkhyāyāṃ catvāriṃśadakṣarasaṃkhyāmapanayet, tatra ye avaśiṣyante tān gurūnupadiśet |
te ca saptadaśaiva | śeṣāṃstu trayoviṃśatilaghurūpānupadiśet (ka) | tad yathā— | | | | | ' ' ' ' | ' | | | ' | | | | ' ' ' sta na yu ga ma sru snā taṃ sa mī pa ta ra va rtti hṛ da ya śo kā gneḥ | | | | | ' ' ' ' | | | | | | ' | ' ' ' ca ra ti vi mu ktā hā raṃ vra ta mi va bha va to ri pustrī ṇām || . iti bhaṭṭahalāyudhakṛtāyāṃ chandovṛttau caturtho'dhyāyaḥ |