Sapta Tala
Apart from 108 varieties of old tālas mentioned in NS, there are seven main Tālas (Sapta Tāla) used in Carnatic music. These seven Tālas are all set based on the seven mātra Tālas in Arangettrakadei in the epic Cilappatikāram With the five jatis (tishra, catuśhra, Khaṇḍa, Mishra, Shankeerna) the Saptha Tāla is multiple into thirty-five Tālas. (7×5= 35)
| Tāla | Anga-Compositions | Notation |
| Druwa Tāla | Laghu-Drutha-Laghu-Laghu | I0II |
| Maṭya Tāla | Laghu-Drutha-Laghu | I0I |
| Rūpaka Tāla | Drutha-Laghu | 0I |
| Jampa Tāla | Laghu-Anudrutha-Drutha | IU0 |
| Tripuṭa Tāla | Laghu-Dritha-Drutha | I00 |
| Aṭa Tāla | Laghu-Drutha-Drutha-Drutha | II00 |
| Ēka Tāla | Laghu-Drutha-Drutha-Drutha | I |
This can derive 7×5 or 35 Tālas as shown below.
| TĀLA | NOTATION | TISHRA | CATUŚHRA | KHAṆḌA | MIŚHRA | SANKĪRṆA | |||||
| DRUWA | I0II | 1₃ 0₂ 1₃ 1₃ | 11 | 1₄ 0₂ 1₄ 1₄ | 14 | 1₅ 0₂ 1₅ 1₅ | 17 | 1₇ 0₂ 1₇ 1₇ | 23 | 1₉ 0₂ 1₉ 1₉ | 29 |
| MAṬYA | I0I | 1₃ 0₂ 1₃ | 8 | 1₄ 0₂ 1₄ | 10 | 1₅ 0₂ 1₅ | 12 | 1₇ 0₂ 1₇ | 16 | 1₉ 0₂ 1₉ | 20 |
| RŪPAKA | 0I | 0₂ 1₃ | 5 | 0₂ 1₄ | 6 | 0₂ 1₅ | 7 | 0₂ 1₇ | 9 | 0₂ 1₉ | 11 |
| JAMPA | IU0 | 1₃ U 0₂ | 6 | 1₄ U 0₂ | 7 | 1₅ U 0₂ | 8 | 1₇ U 0₂ | 10 | 1₉ U 0₂ | 12 |
| TRIPUṬA | I00 | 1₃ 0₂ 0₂ | 7 | 1₃ 0₂ 0₂ | 8 | 1₅ 0₂ 0₂ | 9 | 1₇ 0₂ 0₂ | 11 | 1₉ 0₂ 0₂ | 13 |
| AṬA | II00 | 1₃ 1₃ 0₂ 0₂ | 8 | 1₄ 1₄ 0₂ 0₂ | 10 | 1₅ 1₅ 0₂ 0₂ | 12 | 1₇ 1₇ 0₂ 0₂ | 16 | 1₉ 1₉ 0₂ 0₂ | 20 |
| ĒKA | I | 1₃ | 3 | 1₄ | 4 | 1₅ | 5 | 1₇ | 7 | 1₉ | 9 |
Dr. Vidyanathan, Saroja, Bharathanatyam an In-depth study, Ganesa Natyalaya, new Delhi, Second edition, 2018, p. no. 163