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Two: Description of the Metres
2.20 The fixed syllabic metres: vaõõacchandas
(varõacchandas) type 2
(a.k.a. akkharacchandas [Skt: akùaracchandas])
These metres can be divided into 3 kinds according to their verse structure:
1) Samavutta, has the same line repeated four times.
2) Addhasamavutta, has two dissimilar lines repeated.
3) Visamavutta, has four dissimilar lines.