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gamaka_sthita_in_ela

validation · concept: gamaka · 1 attestation(s) · confidence 0.90

In elā, the gamaka must be rendered sthita (slow/steady).

Body (pseudocode)

def gamaka_in_ela(form, gamaka): if form == 'ela': assert gamaka.tempo == 'sthita'

Inputs / output

`form`	string
`gamaka`	gamaka

→ constraint

Evidence (1)

p. vol_II_p122 · #1449 « the gamaka should be made sthita53 (slow?); this is the prescription in respect of elās. »

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