[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) › 46\_180 # Shrutabodha 46\_180 English (machine translation) 46\_180 - **Language:** English ### [46\_180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt.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 . .. - [Previous: 46\_179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt.46_179) - [Next: 46\_181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt.46_181) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt.46_180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt.46_180) · Pramāṇa