Lomashishiksha 7

In astha, ustha, and in nasalised resonance (raṅga), and likewise upon the elision of a gati, / and upon the elision of e-kāra and o-kāra, there is hiatus (vivṛtti) followed by a consonant.

Non-suffixal u-vowels followed by dha, ḍha, or ta, except in pakvi, / are understood as closed (saṃvṛtta) among u-vowels, except in the case of harīta.

That [pause] which ceases in the second [svara] does not proceed in the fourth; / one should know the bright [intonation] upon the arrival of agho, but above it is lengthened (āyatī).

Ūtā, prahū, masā, and also tsivā, vārā, likewise mahī— / the wise direct that these are always to be pronounced lengthened.

In prāṇāpāna, nigāra, saṃsvāda, and also in ṛṣabha, / they are to be performed on the first tone, and also kīṭi and kaḍākāra.

One should release the breath continually; the breath should first be through the right [nostril]; / but inhalation of breath should be by the left, or with high pitch.

The breaths are released through the right [nostril]; through lack of measure it would be otherwise; / having drawn in by the left, such is considered to be the tone of one who is immeasurable.

Those u-vowels preceded by a pāda, and likewise those preceded by a pada, / should be understood as ḍa and i; this rule applies also in the case of ḍa and ḍha.

Just as fresh butter is produced when curds are churned, / in the same way, the desired [sound] below those two should be realised when joined separately.

Where śa, ṣa, sa, and ha appear, following upon them, / one should recognise a long anusvāra, or a short one in a conjunct.

After a non-conjunct, the anusvāra attains the state of light [syllables]; / but after a conjunct it is always [heavy], and doubt ceases.

When a conjunct follows and the anusvāra is preceding, / one should know that [preceding vowel/mātrā] to be short; 'saṃsthe' is the illustration.

If a closed [sound] is seen following the anusvāra, / that is understood to be long; hear that twofold [rule] of ours.

The anusvāra has two morae beginning from one mora, and from two morae it has one mora; / even from a single mora in a conjunct, it has a single mora in a twofold manner.

Thus the seventh section.