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These examples are sufficient to outline the way the Màtràcchandas tables are built up. However the Màtràcchandas metres themselves, cannot be fitted in to this scheme, because although their cadences are fixed, their openings are relatively free. I therefore list here the varieties of Màtràcchandas metres I have come across in the prosodies.

Màtràcchandas metres

ÈÈÈÐÜÛÜÛÜÐÐÈÈÈÈÐÜÛÜÛÜ (x 2) Vaitàlãya (Chøà, VR), Vetàlãya (Vutt)

ÈÈÈÐÜÛÜÛÜÜÐÐÈÈÈÈÐÜÛÜÛÜÜ (x 2) Aupacchandasaka (Chøà), Aupacchandasika (Chøà), Opacchandasaka (Vutt)

ÈÈÈÐÜÛÛÜÜÐÐÈÈÈÈÐÜÛÛÜÜ (x 2) âpàtalikà (Chøà, VR, Vutt)

ÛÜÛÈÐÜÛÜÛÜÐÐÛÜÛÈÈÐÜÛÜÛÜ (x 2) Dakèiõàntikà (VR), Dakkhiõantikà (Vutt)

ÈÈÈÐÜÛÜÛÜÐÐÜÛÜÛÈÐÜÛÜÛÜ (x 2) PràcyavÔtti (Chøà, VR), Paccavutti (Vutt)

ÛÜÛÈÐÜÛÜÛÜÐÐÈÈÈÈÐÜÛÜÛÜ (x 2) UdãcyavÔtti (Chøà, VR), Udiccyavutti (Vutt)

ÛÜÛÈÐÜÛÜÛÜÐÐÜÛÜÛÈÐÜÛÜÛÜ (x 2) PravÔttaka (Chøà, VR), Pavattaka (Vutt)

ÛÜÛÈÐÜÛÜÛÜ (x 4) Càruhàsinã (Chøà, VR), Càrubhàsinã (Vutt)

ÜÛÜÛÈÐÜÛÜÛÜ (x 4) Aparàntikà (Chøà, VR), Aparantikà (Vutt)