यत्र द्विप्रभृतीनि स्युरुदात्तान्यक्षराणि तु
Wherever there are two or more raised syllables,
न रेफे वा हकारे वा द्विर्भावो जायते क्वचित्
There is never a doubling in the case of 'r' or 'h' anywhere.
चतुर्थं तु तृतीयेन द्वितीयः प्रथमेन तु
The fourth is with the third, and the second is with the first.
अनन्त्यश्च भवेत्पूर्वो ह्यन्तश्च परतो यदि
The preceding should be endless if the following is at the end.
वर्गान्त्यान् शषसैः सार्द्धमन्तस्थैर्वापि संयुतान्
The final letters of the groups, together with 'śa', 'ṣa', and 'sa', or those joined with final letters,
तृतीयश्च चतुर्थश्च चतुर्थादिपरं पदम्
The third and the fourth, and the word that follows after the fourth,
अनुस्वारोपधामूला तान् क्वचित्क्रमतः परम्
Anusvāra, upadhmānīya, and mūrdhanya occur in some cases, in order, after them.
संयोगो यत्र दृश्येत र्व्यञ्जनं विरते पदे
Wherever a conjunction is seen, and a consonant at the end of a word,
संयोगे स्वरितं यत्र उद्वातः प्रतनं तथा
Wherever there is a conjunction, the accent is raised, and likewise, it is extended.
संयोगात्तु विजानीयात्परं संयोगनायकम्
From the conjunction, one should recognize the following as governed by the conjunction.
अनुस्वारः पदान्तश्च क्रमजं प्रत्यये स्वके
The anusvāra at the end of a word, and that which arises in its own affix in sequence,
पादादौ चापादादौ संयोगावग्रहेषु च
At the beginning of a pāda, and at the beginning of a pāda after another, and in cases of conjuncts and avagraha,
पादादावप्यविच्छेदेसंयोगान्ते च तिष्टताम्
Even at the beginning of a pāda, without separation, let it remain at the end of a conjunct.
अणुशेषो ह्रिगो वापि युगलादिरविस्फुटः
A residual short vowel or the letter 'hṛ' as well, or an indistinct pair at the beginning,
यन्नीचं नीचमेव तद्यत्प्रचयस्थं तदपि नीचम्
Whatever is low remains low; whatever is in a cluster, that too is low.
प्रियं दूतं घृतं चित्तमतिशब्दस्तु नीचतः
The words 'priya', 'dūta', 'ghṛta', 'citta', and the word 'ati' are to be pronounced in the low tone.
शतेषु सपवित्रेषु नीचादुञ्चार्यते श्रुतिः
Among the hundreds and among the pure, the recitation rises from the low to the high tone.
विश्वानरोनकारश्च शेषास्तुस्वरिता नराः
The syllable 'viśvānara' and the letter 'o' are to be pronounced with the svarita accent; the rest, O men, likewise.
अदीर्घं दीर्घवत्कुर्याद्द्विस्वरं यत्प्रयुज्यते
A short vowel should be made as if long, wherever a double accent is applied.
निमेषकालो मात्रा स्याद्विद्युत्कालेति चापरे
The time of a blink is called a mātrā; others say it is the time of a lightning flash.
ऋक्स्वरा तुल्ययोगा वा कैश्चिदेवमुदीर्यते
The accents of the Ṛk, or those with equal conjunction, are declared thus by some.
येतीक्षरादिकरणं पदान्तस्येति तं विदुः
They know that the application of the accent begins from the initial syllable up to the end of the word.
विवृतयश्चतस्रो वै विज्ञेया इति मे मतम्
There are four kinds of openings to be understood—such is my opinion.
ह्रस्वादिवत्सानुसृता वत्सानुसारिणी चाग्रे
Following the short vowel, and at the beginning, that which follows the calf (i.e., the following sound) is also at the front.
चतसृणां विवृतीना मन्तरं मात्रिकं भवेत्
Among the four openings, the interval should be measured by a mātrā.
अर्द्धमात्रिकमन्येषामन्येषामणुमात्रिकम्
For the others, it is half a mātrā; for yet others, it is an aṇu-mātrā.
पवेषु परसवर्णं स्पर्शेषु चोत्तमापतिम्
In the case of 'pa', the following letter is of the same class; in the case of stops, the highest lord is applied.
अकारं रक्तमित्याहुस्तकारेण तु रज्यते
They say that the letter 'a' is red, and with the letter 'ta' it is colored.
अर्द्धमात्रा तु पूर्वस्य रज्यते त्वणुमात्रया
The half-measure of the preceding (syllable) is extended by a further minimal measure.
रेफो रङ्गश्च लोपश्च सानुस्वरो ऽपि वा क्वचित्
The 'repha', the 'raṅga', and elision, as well as sometimes the nasalization, (may occur).