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Most ArdhasamvÔtta metres, however, do not in fact have the same amount of syllables in each line, but consist of 10 & 11 syllables, 11 & 12 syllables, and so on, which are then repeated to make up the verse.

By extending the method given above we can include them here, so for instance, the following ArdhasamvÔtta metres have been found in the prosodies consulted:

from the 10 & 11 syllablic ArdhasamvÔtta table:

352,431. ÜÛÛÛÜÛÜÛÜÜÐÐÜÜÜÛÛÜÛÜÛÜÜ   Bhadraviràj (Chøà, VR) Bhaddaviràja (Vutt)
448,732. ÛÛÜÛÛÜÛÛÜÜÐÐÜÛÛÜÛÛÜÛÛÜÜ   Vegavatã (Chøà, VR) Vegavatã (Vutt)
481,516. ÛÛÜÛÜÛÛÛÜÜÐÐÜÛÛÜÛÜÛÛÛÜÜ   Ketumatã (Chøà, VR, Vutt)
707,932. ÛÛÜÛÛÜÛÜÛÜÐÐÛÛÜÜÛÛÜÛÜÛÜ   Lalità (VR fn), Sundarã (VR fn)

from the 11 & 12 syllablic ArdhasamvÔtta table:

1,800,631. ÜÛÛÜÛÛÜÛÛÜÜÐÐÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÜÛÛÜÜ   Drutamadhyà (Chøà, VR), Dutamajjhà (Vutt)

2,996,956. ÛÛÜÛÛÜÛÛÜÛÜÐÐÛÛÛÜÛÛÜÛÛÜÛÜ   Hariõaplutà (Chøà, VR, Vutt)

2,849,472. ÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÜÛÜÐÐÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÜÛÜÛÜ   Aparavaktra (Chøà, VR), Aparavatta (Vutt)

from the 12 & 13 syllablic ArdhasamvÔtta table:

5,593,771. ÜÛÜÛÜÛÜÛÜÛÜÛÐÐÛÜÛÜÛÜÛÜÛÜÛÜÜ   Yavamatã (Chøà, VR, Vutt)

5,698,240. ÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÜÛÜÜÐÐÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÜÛÜÛÜÜ   Puùpitàgrà (Chøà, VR), Pupphitaggà (Vutt)