Shrutabodha 46_180

46_180

Vernacular: In a ma-triplet there are 3 heavy syllables, as 3 '''; in a na-triplet 3 light syllables, as |||; in a bha-triplet there is a heavy syllable at the beginning, as '..; in a ya-triplet there is a light syllable at the beginning, as |SS; in a ja-triplet there is a heavy syllable in the middle, as .S.; in a ra-triplet there is a light syllable in the middle, as S|S; in a sa-triplet there is a heavy syllable at the end, as ..S; in a ta-triplet there is a light syllable at the end, as ''|. In this manner, in the science of metrics, there are eight metrical triplets of three syllables each; the letter 'ga' is one heavy syllable, as '; the letter 'la' is one light syllable, as . ..