Thirty-Five (35) Taal System

Basically, these are the extension of Saptatala. Saptatala is classified on the basis of Jaatibheda. The only element that changes according to Jaati is the value of Laghu. As mentioned earlier that a Laghu has five Jaatis - Tisra, Chaturasra, Misra, Khanda and Sankeerna; and by incorporating 7 Talas X 5 Jaatis, there would be a total of 35 varieties of Talas. For instance, Chaturasra Jaati Dhruva Tala is represented as I4 0 I4 I4 would have one Laghu of Chaturasra Jaati, one Druta followed by two more Laghus of Chaturasra Jaati. The 4 in subscript indicates Laghu of Chaturasra Jaati. Therefore, we would get a total of (4+2+4+4) 14 Matras. Now, take the same Dhruva Tala in Tisra Jaati that is represented as I3 0 I3 I3 would have a Tisra Jaati Laghu instead of Chaturasra Jaati. Here, the 3 in subscript indicate Laghu of Tisra Jaati. Therefore, we would get a total of (3+2+3+3) 11 Matras. This is applied to all the Talas in a similar fashion. The important thing is to specify the Jaati of the Tala to avoid confusion. A detailed chart is furnished hereunder for a better understanding of the concept of Thirty-five Talas and effect of Jaatis on the structure of Tala.