RULE id: ekakala (87)
SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_I_p060, vol_I_p061, vol_I_p069, vol_I_p102)
SCOPE: technical_term family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE)
CONCEPT: ekakala
STATUS: empirical

ASSERTIONS:
  - [structural] ekakala vidhuta is formed through gradual successive ascent of two svaras
    -- p.vol_I_p060 "with gradual (successive) ascent, ekakala (single-phrased) vidhuta (is formed)"
  - [structural] ekakala refers to temporal units of one kalā or mātrā, forming the basis of gātravarņa structure
    -- p.vol_I_p061 "ekakala83 svaras (forming temporal units of one kalā or mātrā each)"
  - [structural] In citra mārga, the tāla is ekakala on account of the use of two-mātrā units
    -- p.vol_I_p069 "In the citra (mārga) the tāla is ekakala 12 itself, on account of the use of two- mātrā (units)."
  - [structural] Ekakala may indicate that each svara has a duration of one mātrā, making each phrase seven mātrās, which does not fit the ancient tāla system
    -- p.vol_I_p102 "It perhaps indicates that each svara will be of the duration of one mātrā; that would make each phrase of the duration of seven mātrās which would not fit into "

CITED_RULES:
  - kalā  (structural)
  - citra (mārga  (structural)
  - citra mārga  (structural)
  - gātravarņa  (structural)
  - mātrās  (structural)
  - svaras  (structural)
  - tāla  (structural)
  - vidhuta  (structural)

CONFIDENCE: empirical
PROTECT: false