Pankti — The Fivefold Meter of 40 Syllables
Chandas Shastra (Pingala) · 2 · Verse 5
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Sanskrit Original
पंक्तिः चत्वारिंशत् अक्षराणि — पञ्चपादम्। अष्ट-अष्ट-अष्ट-अष्ट-अष्ट। पंक्तिः — पंचानाम् पंक्तिः — पञ्चपादत्वात्॥
paṃktiḥ catvāriṃśat akṣarāṇi — pañcapādam | aṣṭa-aṣṭa-aṣṭa-aṣṭa-aṣṭa | paṃktiḥ — pañcānāṃ paṃktiḥ — pañcapādatvāt ||
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Paṅkti has 40 syllables in five pādas of 8 each. The name means "a line/row" — specifically, a row of five. It is associated with the Viśvedevās (All-Gods). This meter is unique in having five pādas rather than the usual four, giving it a distinctive structure.