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Metrical poetry in Telugu is called Chandas or Chandassu ((テルグ語:ఛందస్సు)). Prose and poetry in Telugu follows the rules of Chandassu to design the structural features of 'poetry'. Chandassu is a definable aspect of many definable and indefinable aspects of poetry. Chandassu generates rhythm to the literature when the rules are properly followed. Rhythm is important to literature as a preliminary attraction. ==Construction of Chandas== In Telugu, 'chandas' is constructed based on the number of 'aksharaas' (syllables) in each line (also called paadam) of a poem. As the same lines are repeated (aaVrutta), these are called 'Vruttaas'. If all the lines in a poem follow the same 'types of aksharaas', it is called a 'sama Vrutta'. There are separate Telugu equivalents for English words 'letter' and 'syllable'. The first one is 'varNamu' (letter). This is the basic 'letter' of the Telugu in the alphabets, and is called 'varNa samaamnaayamu'. There are fifty six 'varNa samaamnaayamu'(s) in Telugu. The equivalent for 'syllable' in Telugu is 'aksharamu'. 'Syllable' is often defined as the 'unit of pronunciation at a stretch' with a collection of letters (varNaas) in it. For example, in a word like 'svapnamu', 'sva' is an aksharamu (syllable), but not a varNamu (letter) as it has two 'varNaas' (sa and va) in it. These 'aksharaas' (syllables) are divided into 'laghuvu' and 'guruvu' based on the time period of pronunciation. These 'aksharaas' or syllables are the fundamental aspects in constructing the 'chandas' in Telugu. Meters of the same length are distinguished by the pattern of laghuvu ("light") and guruvu ("heavy") syllables in the ''paadam''. Pattern of laghuvu and guruvu in a sequence of three is called Gaṇam (Group). The word ya-maa-taa-raa-ja-bhaa-na-sa-la-gam is called ''Gana Suchi'' (Look up for Ganams). Example: * ya-maa-taa = ya-gaṇam * maa-taa-raa = ma-gaṇam * taa-raa-ja = ta-gaṇam * raa-ja-bhaa = ra-gaṇam * ja-bhaa-na = ja-gaṇam * bhaa-na-sa = bha-gaṇam * na-sa-ya = na-gaṇam * sa-ya-maa = sa-gaṇam These Ganam(s) are divided into three major categories: * ''Surya Ganam'' * ''Indra Ganam'' * ''Chandra Ganam'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chandas (Telugu)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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