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Màtràcchandas (Mattàcchandas) Tables

 

Summary

In what follows:

Ü = guru, which is 2 màtrà

Û = laghu, which is 1 màtrà

The rules for drawing up the Màtràcchandas tables are similar to those for the samavÔtta tables:

  1. Write the first line which is all guru-s, or if the number is odd then the first syllable should be laghu.
  2. Working from the left, under the first guru write a laghu.
  3. Copy the signs that are written to the right on the first line into the second line.
  4. To make up the number of Màtrà required add sufficient guru-s at the beginning of the line, but if the quantity required is odd, then first write a laghu, then whatever guru-s that are needed.
  5. Repeat instuctions 2 - 4 until a line with all laghu-s is reached. Then the table is complete.

When there are 4 màtrà there are 5 possible shapes
When there are 5 màtrà there are 8 possible shapes
When there are 6 màtrà there are 13 possible shapes
When there are 7 màtrà there are 21 possible shapes
When there are 8 màtrà there are 34 possible shapes
When there are 9 màtrà there are 55 possible shapes
When there are 10 màtrà there are 89 possible shapes
When there are 11 màtrà there are 144 possible shapes
When there are 12 màtrà there are 233 possible shapes
When there are 13 màtrà there are 377 possible shapes
When there are 14 màtrà there are 610 possible shapes
When there are 15 màtrà there are 987 possible shapes
When there are 16 màtrà there are 1597 possible shapes

 

last updated: October 2005