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mārga / kalā duration correspondence — Section VII (Pada-gīti), §6-11: three mārgas (lit. paths) accepted in ancient tāla-system, representing degrees of length of a given tāla-cycle depending on duration of kalā or standard time-unit
| Name of mārga | Duration of kalā |
| 1. Citra | 2 mātrās |
| 2. Vārtika or vṛtti | 4 mātrās |
| 3. Dakṣiṇa | 8 mātrās |
— Name of mārga | Duration of kalā