Chidgagana — Chandrika !!top!!

His rule for prāsa (half-rhyme or alliteration at the start of the second and third feet) is also distinctive. Unlike Sanskrit, where prāsa is optional, Chidghanacharya makes it mandatory in several desi meters, reflecting the oral, performance-oriented nature of Kannada poetry.

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Despite its reverence, Chidgagana Chandrika is not without internal tensions. Scholars have noted occasional contradictions between its descriptive rules and actual poetic practice. For example, its strict prohibition of certain gaṇa junctions is violated by classical poets it itself cites as exemplary. This suggests that Chidghanacharya may have been, at times, prescriptive (how meter should be) rather than purely descriptive (how meter is used). His rule for prāsa (half-rhyme or alliteration at