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A table showing the pattern behind a shloka, a verse-line, developed from the anustup meter, which is found both in Vedic and Classical Sanskrit prosody.

  • The "u" is a representation of "laghu" (light), or short syllable
  • The "-" is a representation of "guru" (heavy), or long syllable
  • The "u" with a "_" underneath can be either guru or laghu[clarification needed]
  • The "," is a caesura

Based on Macdonell, Arthur A., A Sanskrit Grammar for Students, Appendix II, p. 232(Oxford University Press, 3rd edition, 1927).

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