व्यञ्जनान्तो विसर्गान्तौ दीर्घो युक्तपरो गुरुः / सानुस्वारश्च पादान्तो वा इत्युक्तो द्विमात्रकः
vyañjanānto visargāntau dīrgho yuktaparo guruḥ / sānusvāraśca pādānto vā ityukto dvimātrakaḥ
ព្យាង្គត្រូវចាត់ថា «គ្រុ» (guru) មានពីរមាត្រា នៅពេលបញ្ចប់ដោយព្យញ្ជនៈ ឬបញ្ចប់ដោយវិសರ್ಗៈ (ḥ) ឬជាព្យាង្គវែង (dīrgha) ឬត្រូវតាមដោយក្រុមព្យញ្ជនៈ; ដូចគ្នានេះ ព្យាង្គមានអនុស្វារៈ (ṃ) ហើយក៏អាចរាប់ព្យាង្គចុងបាទ (pāda) ជាពីរមាត្រាផងដែរ។
Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Śabda-niyama: rules for determining guru syllables (dvimātraka) in chandas.
Vedantic Theme: Śabda as a disciplined vehicle of meaning; purity of transmission (śruti-smṛti style) through correct recitation.
Application: Use these criteria (consonant/visarga/long vowel/cluster/anusvāra/pāda-end option) to scan verses and maintain correct rhythm in pāṭha.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.207 (chandas/prastāra context); Garuda Purana 1.208 (metre definitions continuing)
This verse gives the technical rule-set for identifying a guru syllable (two mātrās), which is essential for correctly scanning, reciting, and preserving the Purana’s metrical structure.
It states that a syllable is heavy if it ends in a consonant or visarga, contains a long vowel, is followed by a consonant cluster, has anusvāra, and (optionally) if it occurs at the end of a pāda.
Use these rules to chant Garuda Purana verses with correct rhythm and timing, improving accuracy in memorization, teaching, and digital text/audio archiving.