catuṣkala tāla technical_term

¹²¹ TRANSLATION In the dakṣiṇa (mārga) and catuṣkala tāla pṛthulā giti should be known. (175) With this prescription itself the gitis should be sung by the wise. (Anu. ¹⁰⁵) In the citra (mārga) the tāla is ekakala 12 itself, on account of the use of two- mātrā (units). In the vārtika (mārga) the tāla is dvikala 13 itself, on account of the use of four-mātrā (units). In the dakṣiṇa (mārga) the tāla is catuṣkala 14 itself on account of the use of eight-mātrā (units). In citra (mārga) māgadhi gīti (operates), it is with two gurus and is (also) composed of laghu (one short) and (one) pluta 15 (three mātrā-unit); (it is) (176) twice retreated;¹⁶ ardhamāgadhī is (completed) in half of that.¹⁷ Sambhāvitā is guru 18 in vṛtti (mārga) and pṛthulā is laghu 19 in dakṣiṇa (177) (mārga). As - Māgadhī [-----] Ardhamāgadhī [-----] Sambhāvitā [-----] Pythulā [-----] (Anu. ¹⁰⁶) In Vārtika (mārga) there is samagraha,20 in dakṣiṇa (mārga), there is atīta 21 (lit. past) graha, in citra mārga there is anāgata²² (lit. future) graha. (Anu. ¹⁰⁷) In the mārgas the use of mātrās 23 has been said. As - dakṣiṇā, vṛtti and citrā (are the margas). The mātrās (to be used in them) are eight, four and two (respectively). As — dhruvakā, sarpiņī, kṛṣṇā, vartinī and then visarjitā, vikṣiptā and patākā and (178) patitā is known to be the eighth one.