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R_129_krama_definition
Krama is an alaṅkāra: ascending svara sequence in successive order without gaps, moving to one/two/three svaras each step; identical in form to prastāra
Body (pseudocode)
DEFINE krama AS ascending_sequence(svaras) WHERE step_size ∈ {1,2,3} AND no_gap AND original_order_preserved
Inputs / output
→ Alankara
Evidence (3)
- « having reached the sthayin55 (steady) svara after ascending in the svaras in successive order »
- « That should be known as krama, which moves to one, two or three svaras in successive order. »
- « Krama is a combination of svaras where the original order remains intact »
Other rules on this concept (1)
R_1798_001 definition Kramas = original order or combinations in tāna enumeration
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