Chanda

Meter, prosody.

The 26 Meter are Ukta, Atyukta, Madhya, Pratiṣhtha, Supratiṣhtha, Gayatri, Ushnik, Anushtubh, Brihati, Pankti, Trishtubh, Jagati, Atijagati, Shakkari, Atishakkari, Ashti, Atyashti, Dhriti, Atidhriti, Kriti, Prakriti, Akriti, Vikriti, Samkriti, Atikriti, Utkriti.

7 of these are the most common meter, they are also the names of the horses that pull Surya’s Chariot.

Gayatri – 3 lines with 8 syllables each
Ushnik – 3 lines with 8 8 12 syllables
Anushtubh – 4 lines with 8 syllables each
Brihati – 4 lines with 9 syllables each or 8 8 8 12 or 8 8 12 8
Pankti – 4 lines with 10 syllables each or 5 lines wieth 8 syllables each
Trishtubh – 4 lines with 11 syllables each
Jagati – 4 lines with 12 syllables each