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

Varna Chandas.

लघु(laghu) and गुरु(guru) are the terms used for syllables in prosody.

1)All short vowels and gunitaksharas having short vowels are termed लघु(laghu) and denoted with a U shape.

2)

a)All long vowels and gunitaksharas having long vowels are regarded as गुरु(guru) and denoted with a --- shape

b) Syllables followed by anusvara and visarga are considered guru too.

c)A syllable followed by consonant sans a vowel(with a virama) or a conjunct consonant is also considered a guru.

The pic attached shows how to write the laghu and guru.

Meaning of लघु(laghu) is light and गुरु(guru) is heavy.

काकाक्षिन्यायः(kAkAkSinyAyaH)
The maxim of the crow's eye ball.

An interesting fact about Karna.

तन्तुजाला(tantujAlA)
Cobweb

बिडाला आसन्दे निद्राति(biDAlA Asande nidrAti)
The cat sleeps on the chair.

Sister Sledge - We Are Family (Official Music Video)

In Sanskrit there are many words to denote Family.
The most commonly used are परिवार(parivAr) and कुतुम्बक(kutumbaka).

Now let's get closer to home fellow Malaysians!
Let's take the Malay word Keluarga.
Keluarga as we know means Family.

Is Keluarga a Sanskrit word?
Well, its not a word used in Sanskrit for Family BUT its made up of two Sanskrit words that give the meaning of Family.

Let's dissect the word.
Keluarga is made up of कुल(kula) and वर्ग(varga)
कुल(kula) means clan
वर्ग(varga) means group

So कुलवर्ग(kulavarga) means a group of clansmen.

Betul tak? Betul kan...maksud keluarga dalam Bahasa Melayu pun sama juga!