RULE id: dvipathaka (256)
SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_II_p151, vol_II_p152)
SCOPE: technical_term family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE)
CONCEPT: dvipathaka
STATUS: traditional

ASSERTIONS:
  - [citation] dvipathaka is a prabandha type whose description is lost due to a textual break
    -- p.vol_II_p151 "The description of three prabandhasviz. āryā, gāthā and dvipathaka is lost due to a break in the text."
  - [definition] Dvipathaka is a composition (prabandha) to be sung with melodic notes and tāla, known to musical scholars
    -- p.vol_II_p152 "गातव्या (व्यः) स्वरसंयुक्तस्तालेन परिवर्ज?िताः (तः) । प्रबन्धो द्विपथाभिज?्ञो गीतविद्याविशारदैः ॥"
  - [structural] Dvipathaka is known as a liberation in melodic notes (svara-mukti) achieved through two paths of meter
    -- p.vol_II_p152 "छन्दसा द्विपथेन स्याद् द्विपथः स्वरमुक्तिकः ।"
  - [enumeration] Dvipathaka can be performed with or without tāla (rhythmic cycle)
    -- p.vol_II_p152 "तालहीनः सतालो वा स च ज?्ञेयश्रतुर्विधः॥"

CITED_RULES:
  - gāthā  (citation)
  - prabandha  (citation)
  - prabandha  (definition)
  - svaras  (structural)
  - tāla  (definition)
  - tāla  (enumeration)
  - āryā  (citation)

CONFIDENCE: traditional
PROTECT: false