śruti_count_classes_caste

enumeration · concept: śrutis · 2 attestation(s) · confidence 0.95

Svaras are classified by śruti count into three classes: 4-śruti (brāhmaņas), 3-śruti (kṣatriyas), 2-śruti (vaiśyas).

Body (pseudocode)

class(S) := match śruti_count(S) {4 => brāhmaṇa; 3 => kṣatriya; 2 => vaiśya}

svara —

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R_c278_sruti enumeration śruti = mesure d'écart de pañcama par augmentation/diminution; nombre contesté (22, 66, ou infin
śruti_total_22 structural Total of 22 śrutis: composed of 9 + 9 + 4 śrutis (two 9-śruti triadic groups plus a middle 4-śruti g
śruti_imperceptible_parts definition Śrutis have imperceptible parts and do not appear as composed of parts.
śruti_register_preservation structural A svara should be sounded in all three registers with the same śruti count as originally composed.
śruti_shake_3sruti_rule_eroded transformation The traditional rule limiting shakes (kampita) to 3-śruti svaras appears abandoned in certain alaṅkā