aarya & kandam.
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/\The Sanskrit version of kanda is aarya.
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/\There is only one difference.
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/\The even lines of the poem in the sanskrit version
\/end in a dwi-maatra gana instead of chatur-maatra
gana.
kanda has derived its metre from the aarya vritta
and was popularised by the saivate kavi folks of
yester years.
probably the name is derived from skanda as
( skanda is kumara swamy )
Though aarya of course follows the sanskrit poetic
rules, yati & praasa rules were added by Telugu
poetic needs.
- Syamala Rao
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