Learn Sanskrit In Selangor Malaysia.

Let's do some calculations today.
Take a look at the image जगतः पितरौ वन्दे पार्वतीपरमेश्वरौ
How many syllable(aksharANi) and counts(mAtra) does it have?
Let's count!

ज ग तः पि त रौ व न्दे पा र्व ती प र मे श्व रौ =16 aksharANi

U U _  U U _  _  _  _  U  _ U U _ U _
ज ग तः पि त रौ व न्दे पा र्व ती प र मे श्व रौ 

U is a Laghu which is a One matra.
_is a Guru which is Two matra.

There are 8 U and 8 _ in the above stanza.

U=1
_ = 2

8(U) +8( _ )
=8(1) +8(2)
=8+16 =24
जगतः पितरौ वन्दे पार्वतीपरमेश्वरौ has 24 mAtrAH