[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Auxiliary Sciences of the Veda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga) › [Metrics (prosody)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda) › [Śrutabodha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt) › 3\_18 # Shrutabodha 3\_18 English (machine translation) 3\_18 - **Language:** English ### [3\_18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt.3_18) Meaning: 'bhajasāḥ'—the bha-triplet, ja-triplet, and sa-triplet; 'ādimadhyāvasāneṣu'—in the beginning, middle, and end; that is, in the first, middle, and last \[positions\]; 'gauravam'—heaviness; 'yānti'—they attain. Thus: the bha-triplet has an initial heavy \[syllable\] (– u u); the ja-triplet has a medial heavy \[syllable\] (u – u); the sa-triplet has a final heavy \[syllable\] (u u –). 'yaratāḥ'—the ya-triplet, ra-triplet, and ta-triplet; attain lightness in the beginning, middle, and end. Thus: the ya-triplet has an initial light \[syllable\] (u – –); the ra-triplet has a medial light \[syllable\] (– u –); the ta-triplet has a final light \[syllable\] (– – u). 'tu'—further; 'manau'—the ma-triplet and the na-triplet; go to heaviness and lightness \[in the beginning, middle, and end\]: thus the ma-triplet has all heavy syllables (– – –), and the na-triplet has all light syllables (u u u). (3) - [Previous: 3\_17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt.3_17) - [Next: 3\_19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt.3_19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt.3_18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt.3_18) · Pramāṇa