RULE id: āyatatva (285)
SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_I_p016, vol_I_p089)
SCOPE: technical_term family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE)
CONCEPT: āyatatva
STATUS: traditional

ASSERTIONS:
  - [relation] Āyatatva (the state of being stretched or extended) is a property used to differentiate pañcama and measure śruti.
    -- p.vol_I_p016 "through mārdava 22 (lit. softness) and āyatatva 23 (lit. the state of being stretched or extended) is the measure of śruti"
  - [definition] Āyatatva is assigned to a śruti when a svara is followed by a lower one, representing extension or lengthening
    -- p.vol_I_p089 "Ayatatva is assigned to the śruti of a svara when it (svara) is followed by a lower one"
  - [relation] Āyatatva can be replaced by viprakarşa in the Brihaddesi when explaining transformation of grāma
    -- p.vol_I_p089 "āyatatva is replaced by viprakarşa in BrD in Anu. 50."

CITED_RULES:
  - anu  (relation)
  - brd  (relation)
  - grāma  (relation)
  - mārdava  (relation)
  - pañcama  (relation)
  - svaras  (definition)
  - viprakarşa  (relation)
  - śrutis  (definition)
  - śrutis  (relation)

CONFIDENCE: traditional
PROTECT: false