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varnaila_syllable_count_progression
The seven varṇailā varieties progress from eleven to seventeen syllables per foot in sequence.
Body (pseudocode)
def varnaila_syllable_count(variety_index):
assert 0 <= variety_index < 7
return 11 + variety_index # 11..17
Inputs / output
→ syllable_count_per_foot
Evidence (1)
- « Beginning with eleven syllables and ending with seventeen (syllables in each foot), these seven are sung in sequence »
Other rules on this concept (5)
varnaila_definition_quality_descriptions definition Varṇailā is a musical form characterized by descriptions of qualities like glory, enthusiasm, and stvarnaila_regulated_by_syllables_only definition Varṇailā is regulated by syllable count alone, with no regulation of tāla, rasa, or rāga.varnaila_seven_count enumeration There are seven varieties of varṇailā described in a similar (samarasa) manner.varnaila_seven_varieties enumeration Varṇailā has seven varieties: madanavatī, śaśilekhā, prabhāvatī, mālatī, lalitā, hemavatī, kusumavatvarnaila_talas_set enumeration Varṇailā is sung in tālas including maṇṭha, dvitīya, kaṅkāla, and ḍmatitāla.
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