Garuda Mahā Purana - Achara Khaṇḍa
211 - Prosody
Suta said:
1. Padachatururdhva has 8 Varnas in the first foot, 12 in the second, 16 in the third and 20 in the fourth.
2. When in a Padachatururdhva all the Varnas arc Laghu except the last two which are Guru, it is called Apida.
3. Kalika has 12, 8, 16 and 20 Varnas in each foot respectively. Lavali has 12, 16, 8 and 20 Varnas in respective feet, Amrutadhara has 12, 16, 20 and 8 Varnas in its feet.
4. Udgata has Sa-ja-sa-ganas and Laghu in the first foot, Na-sa-ja-ganas and Guru in the second, Bha-na-ja-ganas and Laghu-Guru in the third and Sa-ja-sa-ja-ganas and Guru in the fourth.
5. Saurabhaka has Ra-na-bha-ganas and Guru in the third feet and other feet are like those of Udgata. Similarly, Lalita has Na-na-sa-ganas in the third feet, the rest being like Udgata.
6. Upasthitaprachupita has Ma-sa-ja-bha-ganas and two Gurus in the first foot, Sa-na-ja-ra-ganas and Guru in the second, Na-na-sa-ganas in the third and Na-na-na-ja-ya-ganas in the fourth.
7. Visesha has Na-na-sa-na-na-sa in the third foot, the rest being like Upasthitaprachupita.
8. Similarly, Shuddhavirad, Arshabha has Ta-ja-ra-ganas in the third foot and the rest like Upasthitaprachupita.
9. If there are odd syllables or odd feet like five or six in a metre, it is known as Gatha like 'Dashadharmam' (Mbh 5. 33. 82).
Summary of chapter 211 of the Garuda Mahā Purana - Achara Khaṇḍa is as follows:
Bhagavān Vishṇu explains secondary nominal suffixes, Taddhita, showing how abstract nouns, patronymics, and possessive terms are derived. As it happens, these grammatical rules reveal the subtle lineage and descriptive epithets of divine personalities.