Blake WentworthIntensive Intermediate Sanskrit

The University of Wisconsin - MadisonSummer 2006

" : A Brief List of Popular Sanskrit Meters

1. & The !, or &'& meter, is an extremely common -. characterized by -s of 8 syllables.

The metrical pattern is flexible, but the 5th syllable of each should be short, the 6th syllable long, and the 7th syllable alternately long and short. Definition:

!2 45 &7 895 ;< & ? AB&EF;G5 H5 ;J

2. -The A meter is a common A-. characterized by the free mixture of two regular meters, NJOP (, , , , ; 5-6) and JOP (, , , , ; 5-6).

Definitions:JOP GAJOP A NJOP NJOP SU

3. "-The JA meter is a -. characterized by -s of 14 syllables.

The metrical pattern is: , , , , , ; 8-6. Definition:

V JA

4. The meter is a -. characterized by -s of 15 syllables.

The metrical pattern is: , , , , ; 8-7. Definition:

&X5 AY

5. -The A meter is a -. characterized by -s of 17 syllables.

The metrical pattern is: , , , , , , ; 6-11. Definition:

^ 7O^_a A

6. "9"The JbJ meter is a -. characterized by -s of 17 syllables.

The metrical pattern is: , , , , , , ; 4-6-7. Definition:

JbJc&A^f &g

7. :;-9-The h;AbA meter is a -. characterized by -s of 19 syllables.

The metrical pattern is: , , , , , , ; 12-7. Definition:

jkl^;A h;AbA