Arya Capala, Ariya

The Āryā Capalā is a kind of Āryā, but with a much more restricted opening. First I illustrate the Mahācapalā which has the same restrictions in both lines, so that the shape of the verse looks like this:

1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th	6^th	7^th	8^th
−− ⏑⏑−	⏑−⏑	−−	⏑−⏑	−− −⏑⏑	⏑−⏑ ⏑⏑⏑⏑	−− ⏑⏑− −⏑⏑ ⏑⏑⏑⏑	−

1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th	6^th	7^th	8^th
−− ⏑⏑−	⏑−⏑	−−	⏑−⏑	−− −⏑⏑	⏑	−− ⏑⏑− −⏑⏑ ⏑⏑⏑⏑	−

That gives the following possibilities: 2 × 1 × 1 × 1 × 2 × 2 × 4 × 1 × 2 × 1 × 1 × 1 × 2 × 1 × 4 × 1, which means there are a possible 512 metres in the Mahācapalā series.

Some times the Capalā occurs in the 1st line and the Pathyā in the 2nd, in which case it is known as Mukhacapalā:

1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th	6^th	7^th	8^th
−− ⏑⏑−	⏑−⏑	−−	⏑−⏑	−− −⏑⏑	⏑−⏑ ⏑⏑⏑⏑	−− ⏑⏑− −⏑⏑ ⏑⏑⏑⏑	−

1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th	6^th	7^th	8^th
−− ⏑⏑− −⏑⏑ ⏑⏑⏑⏑	−− ⏑⏑− ⏑−⏑ −⏑⏑ ⏑⏑⏑⏑	−− ⏑⏑− −⏑⏑ ⏑⏑⏑⏑	−− ⏑⏑− ⏑−⏑ −⏑⏑ ⏑⏑⏑⏑	−− ⏑⏑− −⏑⏑ ⏑⏑⏑⏑	⏑	−− ⏑⏑− −⏑⏑ ⏑⏑⏑⏑	−

The possibilities are then: 2 × 1 × 1 × 1 × 2 × 2 × 4 × 1 × 4 × 5 × 4 × 5 × 4 × 1 × 4 × 1, which means there are a possible 204,800 metres in the Mukhcapalā series.

1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th	6^th	7^th	8^th
−− ⏑⏑− −⏑⏑ ⏑⏑⏑⏑	−− ⏑⏑− ⏑−⏑ −⏑⏑ ⏑⏑⏑⏑	−− ⏑⏑− −⏑⏑ ⏑⏑⏑⏑	−− ⏑⏑− ⏑−⏑ −⏑⏑ ⏑⏑⏑⏑	−− ⏑⏑− −⏑⏑ ⏑⏑⏑⏑	⏑−⏑ ⏑⏑⏑⏑	−− ⏑⏑− −⏑⏑ ⏑⏑⏑⏑	−

1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th	6^th	7^th	8^th
−− ⏑⏑−	⏑−⏑	−−	⏑−⏑	−− −⏑⏑	⏑	−− ⏑⏑− −⏑⏑ ⏑⏑⏑⏑	−

The possibilities: 4 × 5 × 4 × 5 × 4 × 2 × 4 × 1 × 2 × 1 × 1 × 1 × 2 × 1 × 4 × 1, which means there are a possible 204,800 metres in the Jaghancapalā series also.