The Seven Primary Vedic Meters — Summary
Chandas Shastra (Pingala) · 2 · Verse 8
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Sanskrit Original
गायत्र्युष्णिगनुष्टुप् च बृहती पंक्तिरेव च। त्रिष्टुप् जगती सप्त — वैदिकानां छन्दसाम्। चतुर्विंशत्याद्याः — अष्टाधिका यथाक्रमम्॥
gāyatry uṣṇig anuṣṭup ca bṛhatī paṃktir eva ca | triṣṭup jagatī sapta — vaidikānāṃ chandasām | caturviṃśatyādyāḥ — aṣṭādhikā yathākramam ||
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The seven primary Vedic meters in order: Gāyatrī (24), Uṣṇik (28), Anuṣṭubh (32), Bṛhatī (36), Paṅkti (40), Triṣṭubh (44), Jagatī (48). Each increases by 8 syllables. These seven are the canonical meters of the Vedas.