Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Shloka meters


° ° ° °|˘ ¯ ¯ °||° ° ° °|˘ ¯ ˘ ° Pathya 1
° ¯ ˘ ¯|˘ ˘ ˘ °||° ° ° °|˘ ¯ ˘ ° Vipula 2a
° ˘ ¯ ¯|˘ ˘ ˘ °||° ° ° °|˘ ¯ ˘ ° Vipula 2b
° ¯ ˘ ¯|¯ ˘ ˘ °||° ° ° °|˘ ¯ ˘ ° Vipula 3
° ¯ ˘ ¯|¯' ¯ ¯ °||° ° ° °|˘ ¯ ˘ ° Vipula 4

° = long or short, ¯ = long, ˘ = short

Pathya means normal, Vipula means extended. These are half lines.

Here is the full wikipedian article:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shloka

And macrons and breves for showing verse forms are functioning on the html!

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