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R_prastara_def
Prastāra is the systematic permutation/extension of svaras, increasing by one svara per step; has sthāyin and ārohin forms
Body (pseudocode)
DEFINE prastāra(svaras): permutation/extension where each successive step increases by one svara; forms = {sthāyin (steady), ārohin (ascending)}; functions as notational illustration; classified among alaṅkāras (15th)
Inputs / output
→ alankara_pattern
Evidence (4)
- « (15) Prastāra (permutation or extension) »
- « Gradually increasing by one svara (in each step) should be known to be named prastāra. »
- « Prastāra has two forms (obtaining in) the sthāyin (steady) and ārohin (ascending) (varna). »
- « blended with prastāra (lit. elaboration, here notational illustration) »
Other rules on this concept (2)
R_180_prastara_definition definition Prastara is a systematic phrase-expansion where successive phrases add svaras one-by-one; descent wiR_5p3_1883 structural Prastaras are organized by svaras starting from ṣadja
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