RULE id: gātravarņa (565)
SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_I_p061, vol_I_p065)
SCOPE: technical_term family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE)
CONCEPT: gātravarņa
STATUS: empirical

ASSERTIONS:
  - [definition] gātravarņa is formed through the combination of ekakala svaras (temporal units of one kalā each)
    -- p.vol_I_p061 "Thus is gātravarņa, because of the combination or formulation of ekakala83 svaras (forming temporal units of one kalā or mātrā each)."
  - [enumeration] gātravarņa is exemplified by the sequence: dhanisa nini dhadha, padhani dhadha papa, and others
    -- p.vol_I_p061 "As - dhanisa nini dhadha, padhani dhadha papa, mapadha papa mama, gamapa mama gaga, rigama gaga riri, sariga riri sasa. Thus is (ends) gatravarna."
  - [definition] Gatravarna is a concept in the prescription of varna and alaṅkāra, to be known with reference to ākāra and okāra
    -- p.vol_I_p065 "Thus should be known gatravarna in the prescription (vidhi) of varna and alaṅkāra. With ākāra 116 and okāra other long syllables should also be combined."

CITED_RULES:
  - kalā  (definition)
  - ekakala  (definition)
  - mātrās  (definition)
  - svaras  (definition)

CONFIDENCE: empirical
PROTECT: false