Bharata Muni
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Even meters (sama-vṛtta)
1-2/ Tanu-madhya – a variety of the Gāyatrī class: the first and last two syllables in each foot are heavy.
3-4/ Makaraka-śīrṣa – class Gāyatrī: the first four syllables are light, the last two are heavy.
5-6/ Mālinī – six syllables in each foot: the second syllable is light, the rest are heavy.
7-8/ Mālatī – six syllables in each foot: the second and fifth syllables are light, the rest are heavy.
9-10/ Uddhata – seven syllables in each foot: the second, fourth, and fifth syllables are light, the rest are heavy.
11-12/ Bhramara-mālikā – seven syllables in each foot: the first two and the last two are heavy, the middle is light.
13-14/ Siṃha-līlā – eight syllables in each foot: positions 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 are heavy, the rest are light.
15-16/ Matta-ceṣṭita – eight syllables in each foot: positions 2, 4, 6, 8 are heavy, the rest are light.
17-18/ Vidyul-lekhā – eight syllables in each foot: all syllables are heavy.
19-20/ Citta-vilasita – eight syllables in each foot: positions 5, 7, 8 are heavy, the rest are light.
21-22/ Madhukarī – nine syllables in each foot: the last three are heavy, the rest are light.
23-24/ Kuvalaya-mālā – ten syllables in each foot: the first and last three are heavy, the rest are light.
25-26/ Māyūra-sāriṇī – ten syllables in each foot: positions 2, 4, 6, 8 are light, the rest are heavy.
27-28/ Dodhaka – eleven syllables in each foot: positions 1, 4, 7, 10, 11 are heavy, the rest are light.
29-30/ Motaka – eleven syllables in each foot: positions 1, 2, 5, 8, 11 are heavy, the rest are light.
31-32/ Indra-vajra – eleven syllables in each foot: positions 3, 6, 7, 9 are light, the rest are heavy.
33-34/ Upendra-vajra – eleven syllables in each foot: positions 1, 3, 6, 7, 9 are light, the rest are heavy.
35-36/ Rathoddhatā – eleven syllables in each foot: positions 1, 3, 7, 9, 11 are heavy, the rest are light.
37-38/ Svāgatā – eleven syllables in each foot: positions 1, 3, 7, 10, 11 are heavy, the rest are light.
39-40/ Śālini – eleven syllables in each foot: positions 6 and 9 are light, the rest are heavy.
41-42/ Totaka – twelve syllables in each foot: positions 3, 6, 9, 12 are heavy, the rest are light.
43-44/ Kumuda-nibha – twelve syllables in each foot: positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10 are light, the rest are heavy.
45-46/ Chandra-lekhā – twelve syllables in each foot: positions 1-5, 7, 10 are light, the rest heavy; caesura after the fifth syllable.
47-48/ Pramitākṣara – twelve syllables in each foot: positions 3, 5, 9, 12 are heavy, the rest are light.
49-50/ Vaṃśastha – twelve syllables in each foot: positions 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12 are heavy, the rest are light.
51-52/ Harina-pluta – twelve syllables in each foot: positions 4, 7, 10, 12 are heavy, the rest are light.
53-54/ Kamadatta – twelve syllables in each foot: positions 7, 9, 11, 12 are heavy, the rest are light.
55-56/ Aprameyā – twelve syllables in each foot: positions 1, 4, 7, 10 are light, the rest are heavy.
57-58/ Padminī – twelve syllables in each foot: positions 2, 5, 8, 11 are light, the rest are heavy.
59-60/ Patuvṛtta – twelve syllables in each foot: positions 1-6 and 10 are light, the rest are heavy.
61-62/ Prabhāvatī – twelve syllables in each foot: positions 2, 4, 9, 11, 12 are heavy, the rest are light.
63-64/ Praharṣaṇī – thirteen syllables in each foot: positions 1, 3, 8, 10, 12, 13 are heavy, the rest are light.
65-66/ Matta-mayūra – thirteen syllables in each foot: positions 6, 7, 10, 11 are light, the rest are heavy.
67-68/ Vasantatilakā – fourteen syllables in each foot: positions 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 13, 14 are heavy, the rest are light.
69-70/ Asambādha – fourteen syllables in each foot: positions 1-5 and 12-14 are heavy, the rest are light.
71-72/ Śarabha – fourteen syllables in each foot: positions 1-4, 10, 11, 13, 14 are heavy, the rest are light.
73-74/ Nandī-mukhī – fifteen syllables in each foot: positions 1-6, 10, 13 are light, the rest are heavy.
75-76/ Gaja-vilasita – sixteen syllables in each foot: positions 1, 4, 6, 16 are heavy, the rest are light.
77-78/ Pravara-lalitā – sixteen syllables in each foot: positions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 15, 16 are heavy, the rest are light.
79-80/ Śikharinī – seventeen syllables in each foot: positions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 17 are heavy, the rest are light.
81-82/ Vṛṣabha-ceṣṭita – seventeen syllables in each foot: positions 1-5, 11, 13, 14, 16 are light, the rest are heavy.
83-84/ Śrīdhara – seventeen syllables in each foot: positions 1-4, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17 are heavy, the rest are light.
85-86/ Vaṃśa-patra-patita – seventeen syllables in each foot: positions 1, 4, 10, 17 are heavy, the rest are light.
87-88/ Vilambita-gati – seventeen syllables in each foot: positions 2, 6, 8, 12, 14, 15, 17 are heavy, the rest are light.
89-90/ Citra-lekhā – eighteen syllables in each foot: positions 1-5, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18 are heavy, the rest are light.
91-93/ Śārdūla-vikrīḍita – nineteen syllables in each foot: positions 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19 are heavy, the rest are light.
94-96/ Suvadanā – twenty syllables in each foot: positions 1-4, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 20 are heavy, the rest are light.
97-99/ Sragdharā – twenty-one syllables in each foot: positions 1-4, 6, 7, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21 are heavy, the rest are light.
100-102/ Mādraka – twenty-two syllables in each foot: positions 1, 4, 6, 10, 12, 16, 18, 22 are heavy, the rest are light.
103-105/ Aśvālalita – twenty-three syllables in each foot: positions 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23 are heavy, the rest are light.
106-108/ Megha-mālā – twenty-four syllables in each foot: positions 1-6, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23 are light, the rest are heavy.
109-111/ Karuñca-padi – twenty-five syllables in each foot: positions 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 25 are heavy, the rest are light.
112-114/ Bhujaṅga-vijṛmbhita – twenty-six syllables in each foot: positions 1-8, 19, 21, 24, 26 are heavy, the rest are light.
Uneven and semi-even meters
115/ Such, O best of brahmins, are the even meters, which I have set forth earlier. Now hear about the uneven and half-even meters.
116/ Meters in which the feet belong to different metrical types and are not similar to each other are called uneven (viṣama).
117-118/ Meters in which two alternating feet are similar, while two adjacent feet are not similar to each other, are called half-even (ardhasama).
119/ An even meter is defined by the definition of one of its feet, whereas an uneven meter requires the definition of all its feet.
120/ In half-even meters, odd feet do not contain the gaṇa “ja”, while even feet may vary.
Pathya
121-122/ Patya – Anuṣṭubh class meter: the feet use the gaṇas sa, sa, ga, ga and sa, ra, la, ga.
123-124/ Uneven Pāṭhya – a fully uneven variety: each foot uses a different combination of gaṇas.
125-126/ Inverted Pāṭhya – the second and fourth feet are inverted: the characteristics are swapped compared to the first and third feet.
127-128/ Chapala – eight syllables in each foot: the fourth, fifth, and sixth syllables are short.
129-131/ Vipulā – eight syllables in each foot: the seventh syllable is short in certain feet.
134-135/ Vaktra – eight syllables in each foot: three heavy syllables at the end.
137-138/ Ketumatī – four-foot meter: the feet consist of the gaṇas sa, ja, sa, ga and bha, ra, na, ga, ga.
139-140/ Udgata – a four-foot metre: the feet contain the gaṇas sa, ja, sa, la; na, sa, ja, ga; bha, na, ja, la, ga; sa, ja, sa, ja, ga.
141-142/ Lalita – a four-foot metre: the feet contain the gaṇas sa, ja, sa, la; na, sa, ja, ga; na, na, sa, sa; sa, ja, sa, ja, ga.
143-144/ Aparavaktra – a four-foot metre: odd feet – na, na, ra, la, ga; even feet – na, ja, ja, ra.
145-146/ Puṣpitagrā – a four-foot metre: odd feet – na, na, ra, ya; even feet – na, ja, ja, ra, ga.
147-148/ Vanavāsika – gāthā in sixteen mātrās, divided into four sections using gaṇas and partial triads.
The sizes of the Āryā type
152/ Thus have I briefly set forth the definitions of the various syllabic meters. Next, I shall give the definitions of the meters of the Āryā type.
153/ Ārya is of five kinds: Pathya, Vipulā, Chapalā, Mukha-chapalā and Jaghana-chapalā.
155-159/ General structure of the Āryā: gaṇas of four mātrās; the second and fourth feet are even; the first and third – are odd; the eighth gaṇa – is “half” (two mātrās); for the sixth gaṇa variants are possible: “ja” or four short syllables; the placement of the caesura follows certain rules.
160-161/ Pathya-Āryā: caesura after three gaṇas; twelve mātrās in odd feet.
162-163/ Vipula-Āryā: without caesura; odd gaṇas with long syllables; even gaṇas – long in the middle.
164-165/ Chapala-Āryā: the even gaṇas (second, fourth) consist of the type “ja”.
166-167/ Mukha-capala-Āryā: the definition of capala applies only to the first half-verse.
168/ Jaghana-capala-Āryā: the definition of Capala applies only to the second half-verse.
169/ Sarvatash-capala-Ārya: the signs of Capala are visible in both half-verses.
170-171/ The total number of mātṛs: the first half-verse – thirty; the second half-verse – twenty-seven.