Generative rules

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rule_idCategoryConceptSummaryBody (excerpt)N att.
R_069_alankara_structural_role structural alaṅkāra Alaṅkāra is an ornamental melodic phrase essential to gīti, with 33 forms whose duration spans 1-6 kalās DEFINE alankara = ornament_phrase WHERE phrase_duration IN [1..6] kalas; COUNT alankaras = 33; REQUIRED FOR giti 7
alankara_definition definition alaṅkāra Alaṅkāras are ornaments adorning the singing that subsists in varṇas, making it delightful; the word derives from 'alam' + 'kr&# alankara(V) := ornament_function(V); etymology := alam(sufficient) + kr(do) 2
alankara_built_from_varna relation alaṅkāra Varṇas must be known in order to construct alaṅkāras and similar ornamentation. build(alankara) requires knowledge(varnas) 2
alankara_count_33 enumeration alaṅkāra There are thirty-three well-known alaṅkāras described by name and application. n_alankaras := 33 1
R_2203_001 structural alaṅkāra Alaṅkāras structured with repetitive motifs; one or more varṇas govern melodic movement pattern STRUCTURE alaṅkāra WITH motifs=repetitive AND pattern_governed_by(varṇas, count>=1) 1