Jagati — The All-Pervading Meter of 48 Syllables
Chandas Shastra (Pingala) · 2 · Verse 7
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Sanskrit Original
जगती अष्टचत्वारिंशत् अक्षराणि। द्वादश-द्वादश-द्वादश-द्वादश — चतुष्पादम्। विश्वस्मिन् जगति वर्तत इति जगती॥
jagatī aṣṭacatvāriṃśat akṣarāṇi | dvādaśa-dvādaśa-dvādaśa-dvādaśa — catuṣpādam | viśvasmin jagati vartata iti jagatī ||
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Jagatī has 48 syllables in four pādas of 12 each. Its name means "belonging to the world/universe" (jagat) — it is the great meter that pervades all creation. Associated with the Viśvedevās and Soma. The flowing, 12-syllable lines give Jagatī a grand, cosmic quality.