Samavtta Prasthāra
In what follows:
− = guru (garu) or heavy syllable
⏑ = laghu (lahu) or light syllable
The rules for drawing up Samavttacchandas tables:
Demonstration:
Let’s say we wish to draw up a table for the Pratiṣṭhā class of metres.
1. Write the first line which consists of 4 guru-s.
1. −−−−
2. Working from the left, under the first guru write a laghu.
1. −−−−
2. ⏑
3. Copy the signs that are written to the right on the line above into the second line.
1. −−−−
2. ⏑−−−
4. Add sufficient guru-s at the beginning of the line to make up the syllablic quantity required - here the line is already full so no need to add anything.
2. Working from the left, under the first guru write a laghu.
1. −−−−
2. ⏑−−−
3. ⏑
3. Copy the signs that are written to the right on the line above into the second line.
1. −−−−
2. ⏑−−−
3. ⏑−−
4. Add sufficient guru-s at the beginning of the line to make up the syllablic quantity required.
1. −−−−
2. ⏑−−−
3. −⏑−−
2. Working from the left, under the first guru write a laghu.
1. −−−−
2. ⏑−−−
3. −⏑−−
4. ⏑
3. Copy the signs that are written to the right on the line above into the second line.
1. −−−−
2. ⏑−−−
3. −⏑−−
4. ⏑⏑−−
4. Add sufficient guru-s at the beginning of the line to make up the syllablic quantity required - here the line is already full so no need to add anything.
2. Working from the left, under the first guru write a laghu.
1. −−−−
2. ⏑−−−
3. −⏑−−
4. ⏑⏑−−
5. ⏑
3. Copy the signs that are written to the right on the line above into the second line.
1. −−−−
2. ⏑−−−
3. −⏑−−
4. ⏑⏑−−
5.
4. Add sufficient guru-s at the beginning of the line to make up the syllablic quantity required.
1. −−−−
2. ⏑−−−
3. −⏑−−
4. ⏑⏑−−
5. −−⏑−
5. Repeat instuctions 2 - 4 until a line with all laghu-s is reached. Then the table is complete.
Pratiṣṭhā:
1. −−−−
2. ⏑−−−
3. −⏑−−
4. ⏑⏑−−
5. −−⏑−
6. ⏑−⏑−
7. −⏑⏑−
8. ⏑⏑⏑−
9. −−−⏑
10. ⏑−−⏑
11. −⏑−⏑
12. ⏑⏑−⏑
13. −−⏑⏑
14. ⏑−⏑⏑
15. −⏑⏑⏑
16. ⏑⏑⏑⏑