We give below the list of  the metres we have used in our examples and exercises, divided based on whether they belong to vrttam or jaati. Click on the links to get you to the division you want :

Samavrttam
Ardhavrttam
Vishamavrttam
Jaati

Samavrttam

Six syllables per quarter  (Class name - gaayatree) :

Scheme :  ya ya
Name :   somayaaji

Eight syllables per quarter (Class name - anuShThubh) :

Scheme :  Fifth syllable short, sixth syllable long, seventh one alternately long and short.
Name    :  shlokaa ( also called as anuShThubh)

Scheme :  bha ta la ga
Name    :  maaNavakam

Eleven syllables per quarter (Class name triShThubh) :

Scheme :  ta ta ja ga ga
Name    :  indravajraa

Scheme :  ja ta ja ga ga
Name    :  upendravajraa

Scheme :  mixture of 2 indravajraa and upendravajraa
Name    :  upajaati

Scheme :  ra na ra la ga
Name    :  rathoddhataa

Twelve syllables per quarter (Class name - jagatee) 

Scheme :  ja ta ja ra
Name    :  vamshastham

Scheme :  ra ra ra ra
Name    :  sragviNee

Scheme :  sa sa sa sa
Name    :  toTaka

Scheme :  ya ya ya ya
Name    :  bhujanga prayaata

Fourteen syllables per quarter (Class name - shakvaree)

Scheme :  ta bha ja ja ga ga
Name    :  vasantatilaka

Fifteen syllables per quarter (Class name - atishakvaree)

Scheme :  ra ja ra ja ra
Name    :  tooNaka

Sixteen syllables per quarter (Class name - aShTi)

Scheme :  ja ra ja ra ja ga
Name    : panchachaamara

Seventeen syllables per quarter (Class name - atyaShTi)

Scheme :  na ja bha ja ja la ga
Name    : natkuTakam

Scheme :  ma bha na ta ta ga ga
Name    : mandaakraantaa

Eighteen syllables per quarter (Class name - dhrti)

Scheme :  na ta bha na ta bha
Name    : dhrtichhandas

Nineteen syllables per quarter (Class name - atidhrti)

Scheme :  ma sa ja sa ta ta ga
Name    : shaardoolavikreeDitam

Twenty one syllables per quarter (Class name - prakrti)

Scheme :  ma ra bha na ya ya ya
Name    : sragdharaa

Twenty two syllables per quarter (Class name - aakrti)

Scheme :  ta bha ya ja sa ra na ga
Name    : mattebha

Ardhavrttam

Scheme :  na na ra  ya (odd quarter)
               na ja ja ra ga (even quarter)
Name    : puShpitaagraa

Scheme :  sa sa ja ga (odd quarter)
               sa bha ra la ga (even quarter)
Name    : viyoginee

ViShamavrttam

Scheme :  sa ja sa la  (I quarter)
               na sa ja ga (II quarter)
               bha na ja la ga (III quarter)
               sa ja sa ja ga    (IV quarter)
Name    : udgataa

Jaati

Scheme :  12 maatraas (I quarter)
               18 maatraas (II quarter)
               12 maatraas (III quarter)
               15 maatraas (IV quarter)
Name    : aaryaa

Scheme :  12 maatraas (I quarter)
               18 maatraas (II quarter)
               12 maatraas (III quarter)
               18 maatraas (IV quarter)
Name    : geeti

Scheme :  16 maatraas (I quarter)
               18 maatraas (II quarter)
               16 maatraas (III quarter)
               18 maatraas (IV quarter)
Name    : oupachchhandasika

Scheme :  16 maatraas  in all quarters
Name    :  maatraasamaka

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