The most commonly used angas in taala system are 6 in number which are collectively known as Shadangas including anudhrutam, dhrutam, laghu, guru, plutam and kakapadam.

The Suladi Saptha taala system uses three of six possible angas in different arrangements:

Anudhrutam, a single beat, notated 'U', a downward clap of the open hand with the palm facing down.

Dhrutam, a pattern of 2 beats, notated 'O', a downward clap with the palm facing down followed by a second downward clap with the palm facing up.

Laghu, a pattern with a variable number of beats, 3, 4, 5, 7 or 9, depending on the jati. It is notated 'l' and consists of a downward clap with the palm facing down followed by counting from little finger to thumb and back, depending on the jathi.

Anga name	Symbol	Aksharas	Action
Anudhrutam	U	1	beat with palm
Dhrutam	0	2	beat with palm + turn (wave)
Laghu	|	4 (or 3, 5, 7, 9)	beat + finger counts as per the jathi

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Note:
The counts of fingers are called as 'aksharas', which are the units of taala or a beat. Anudhrutam is counted as 1 unit/akshara, Dhrutam as 2 units/aksharas and Laghu can be of five types. and based on the Laghu we have the concept of jathis!

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The combinations of Shadangas or 6 angas give rise to complex angas resulting in 16 variations called the Shodashangas.

Anga name	Symbol	Aksharas	Action
Anudhrutam	U	1	beat with palm
Dhrutam	0	2	beat with palm + turn (wave)
Dhruta viramam	U0	3 (2 + 1)	dhrutam + anudhrutam
Laghu	|	4 (or 3, 5, 7, 9)	beat + finger counts
Laghu viramam	U|	5 (4 + 1)	laghu + anudhrutam
Laghu dhrutam	0|	6 (4 + 2)	laghu + dhrutam
Laghudhruta viramam	U0|	7 (4 + 2 + 1)	laghu + dhrutam + anudhrutam
Guru	8	8	wave to left and right or circle with thumb-up
Guru viramam	U8	8 (8 + 1)	guru + anudhrutam
Guru dhrutam	08	10 (8 + 2)	guru + dhrutam
Gurudhruta viramam	U08	11 (8 + 2 + 1)	guru + dhrutam + anudhrutam
Plutham	|8	12 (8 + 4)	1 guru +1 kryshya + 1 sarpini - each of 4 aksharakalas
Plutha viramam	U|8	13 (12 + 1)	plutam + anudhrutam
Plutha dhrutam	0|8	14 (12 + 2)	plutam + dhrutam
Plutha dhruta viramam	U0|8	15 (12 + 2 + 1)	plutam + dhrutam + anudhrutam
Kaakapaadam	+	16	1 guru +1 patakam + 1 kryshya + 1 sarpini - each of 4 aksharakalas

In general:

Anudhrutam – 1 beat
Dhrutam – 2 beats
Dhrutaviramam – 3 beats
Laghu – 4 beats
Laghuviramam – 5 beats
Laghudhrutam – 6 beats
Laghudhrutaviramam – 7 beats
Guru – 8 beats
Guruviramam – 9 beats
Gurudhrutam – 10 beats
Gurudhrutaviramam – 11 beats
Plutam – 12 beats
Plutaviramam – 13 beats
Plutadhrutam – 14 beats
Plutadhrutaviramam – 15 beats
Kakapadam – 16 beats

Tisra Jathi: In this, Laghu has one beat of the palm facing downwards + 2 finger counts (in detain, the finger counts will be- little finger, ring finger). This equals three units or three aksharas.

Chatushra Jathi: In this, Laghu has one beat of the palm facing downwards + 3 finger counts (in detain, the finger counts will be- little finger, ring finger and middle finger). This equals four units or four aksharas.

Khanda Jathi: In this, Laghu has one beat of the palm facing downwards + 4 finger counts (in detain, the finger counts will be- little finger, ring finger, middle finger and again little finger). This equals five units or five aksharas.

Misra Jathi: In this, Laghu has one beat of the palm facing downwards + 6 finger counts (in detain, the finger counts will be- little finger, ring finger, middle finger again little finger, ring finger and middle finger). This equals seven units or seven aksharas.

Sankeerna Jaathi: In this, Laghu has one beat of the palm facing downwards + 8 finger counts (in detain, the finger counts will be- little finger, ring finger, middle finger again little finger, ring finger middle finger, and again little finger and ring finger). This equals nine units or nine aksharas.

There are seven basic taalas called as Suladi Sapta Taalas.

Different taalas are given below:
[ Example: Jathi = Chatushra jathi (4 Aksharas/ beat units)]

Taala name	Symbol and description	Total Aksharas/Units
Dhruva	1O11 (1 laghu of 4 beats + 1dhrutam (2units) +1laghu of 4 beats + 1 laghu of 4 beats)	14
Matya	1O1 (1 laghu of 4 beats + 1 dhrutam (2units) + 1 laghu of 4 beats)	10
Rupaka	O1 (1dhrutam (2units) + 1 laghu of 4 beats)	6
Jhampa	1UO (1 laghu of 4 beats + 1 anudhrutam (1unit) + 1 dhrutam (2units)	7
Triputa	1OO (1 laghu of 4 beats + 1 dhrutam (2units) + 1 dhrutam (2units)	8
Ata	11OO (1 laghu of 4 beats + 1 laghu of 4 beats +1 dhrutam (2units) + 1 dhrutam (2units)	12
Eka	1 (1 laghu of 4 beats)	4

Solkattu
Solkattu or konnakkol is the name given to the syllables used to ‘sing’ a rhythmical phrase. In carnatic music, every musician can ‘sing’ a phrase using a combination of syllables that feels suitable for the given phrase before setting any melody to it. These syllables are supposed to be the phonetisation of all the sounds employed by the main carnatic percussion instrument called mridangam.

List of syllables
TA KI DA MI DI GHI NA TO(N) KA JHA NU NAM RI GU LAAN GA NU KU

Tishra Jaati	3 aksharas	Tha Ki Ta
Chaturshra Jaati	4 aksharas	Tha Ka Di Mi
Mishra Jaati	7 aksharas	Tha Ki Ta, Tha Ka Di Mi
Khanda Jaati	5 aksharas	Tha Ka Tha Ki Ta
Sankiranam Jaati	9 aksharas	Tha Ka Di Mi, Tha Ka Tha Ki Ta

Chapu taalas
These are taalas borrowed from folk music. They are fast in tempo and reckoned with clapping on the lap on the divisions written below. No angas are used, being the tala sam the only resolving point for all devices and phrasing.

There are four varieties:
-Tisra chapu: 1+2
-Khanda chapu: 2+1+2
-Misra chapu: 3+2+2 (sometimes vice versa)
-Sankirna chapu: 2+2+3+2

Nadai (Tamil) / Gathi (Sanskrit) is an important aspect which affects the taalam. It means speed or pace at which a composition in rendered. It is the count which determines the duration of the aksharam, which is usually fixed but for a few exceptions. This count is called "maatraa."

Nadai (Tamil) / Gathi (Sanskrit) is the rate of movement within each akshara of a tala; the number of inner divisions of each akshara

The default nadai is Chatusram. But the nadai can be one of 3, 4, 5, 7 or 9, and these are respectively called Tisra, Chatushra, Khanda, Misra and Sankeerna. This provides further variation to the talam.

Taala	Jathi	Nadai	Aksharaas	Maatraas
Dhruva 1O11	Tisra 1 beat +2 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	11 3+2+3+3	33 44 55 77 99
	Chatushra 1 beat + 3 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	14 4+2+4+4	42 56 70 98 126
	Khanda 1 beat +4 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	17 5+2+5+5	51 68 85 119 153
	Misra 1 beat +6 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	23 7+2+7+7	69 92 115 161 207
	Sankeerna 1 beat + 8 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	29 9+2+9+9	87 116 145 203 261
Matya 1O1	Tisra 1beat +2 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	8 3+2+3	24 32 40 56 72
	Chatushra 1 beat + 3 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	10 4+2+4	30 40 50 70 90
	Khanda 1 beat +4 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	12 5+2+5	36 48 60 84 108
	Misra 1 beat +6 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	16 7+2+7	48 64 80 112 144
	Sankeerna 1 beat + 8 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	20 9+2+9	60 80 100 140 180
Rupaka O1	Tisra 1beat +2 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	5 2+3	15 20 25 35 45
	Chatushra 1 beat + 3 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	6 2+4	18 24 30 42 54
	Khanda 1 beat +4 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	7 2+5	21 28 35 49 63
	Misra 1 beat +6 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	9 2+7	27 36 45 63 81
	Sankeerna 1 beat + 8 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	11 2+9	33 44 55 77 99
Jhampa 1UO	Tisra 1beat +2 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	6 3+1+2	18 24 30 42 54
	Chatushra 1 beat + 3 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	7 4+1+2	21 28 35 49 54
	Khanda 1 beat +4 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	8 5+1+2	24 32 40 56 72
	Misra 1 beat +6 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	10 7+1+2	30 40 50 70 90
	Sankeerna 1 beat + 8 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	12 9+1+2	36 48 60 84 108
Triputa 1OO	Tisra 1beat +2 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	7 3+2+2	21 28 35 49 54
	Chatushra 1 beat + 3 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	8 4+2+2	24 32 40 56 72
	Khanda 1 beat +4 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	9 5+2+2	27 36 45 63 81
	Misra 1 beat +6 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	11 7+2+2	33 44 55 77 99
	Sankeerna 1 beat + 8 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	13 9+2+2	39 52 65 91 117
Ata 11OO	Tisra 1beat +2 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	10 3+3+2+2	30 40 50 70 90
	Chatushra 1 beat + 3 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	12 4+4+2+2	36 48 60 84 108
	Khanda 1 beat +4 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	14 5+5+2+2	42 56 70 98 126
	Misra 1 beat +6 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	18 7+7+2+2	54 72 90 126 162
	Sankeerna 1 beat + 8 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	22 9+9+2+2	66 88 110 154 198
Eka 1	Tisra 1beat +2 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	3 3	9 12 15 21 27
	Chatushra 1 beat + 3 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	4 4	12 16 20 28 36
	Khanda 1 beat +4 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	5 5	15 20 25 35 45
	Misra 1 beat +6 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	7 7	21 28 35 49 63
	Sankeerna 1 beat + 8 finger counts	Tisra Chatushra Khanda Misra Sankeerna	9 9	27 36 45 63 81

Yathi is a rhythmic pattern used in music and dance. There are 6 types:

Samayathi The Anga is consistent and hence has same Matras for the entire Thalam.

I4 I4 I4 or U3 U3 U3

VishamayathiNo specific pattern for the Thalam. It can be inconsistent

I U O I O

Mridangayathi the Angas are set in an ascending order and then descending order. The name is such because the Yathi comes like the shape of the Mridangam.

U I 8 I U

Vedamadhayam or Damaruyathi This is opposite to the Mridangayathi. The Angas are set in decending order and then ascending ordering. It is named such as the Yathi is formed like a Damaru.

8 I U I 8

Gopuchchayathi Gopuchcha means cow’s tail, the Angas are set in descending order. The rhythmic pattern tapers down, like a cow’s tail!

8 I O U

Srothovahayathi This is the opposite of Gopuchchayathi. Here the Angas are sent in ascending order. Srothovaham means river. So just like the mouth of the river is small and gradually widens, the rhythmic pattern widens.

U O I 8

Suladi saptha taalas (7 taals X 5 Jathis)

Sulaadi sapta		Jathi
Taalas		Tishram		Chatushram		Kandam		Mishram		Sankeeranam
Name	Angas	X	3	X	4	X	5	X	7	X	9
Dhruva	I-O-I-I	I3-O2-I3-I3	11	I4-O2-I4-I4	14	I5-O2-I5-I5	17	I7-O2-I7-I7	23	I9-O2-I9-I9	29
		Mani		Srikara		Pramana		Purna		Bhuvana
Matya	I-O-I	I3-O2-I3	8	I4-O2-I4	10	I5-O2-I5	12	I7-O2-I7	16	I9-O2-I9	20
		Sara		Sama		Udaya		Urdina		Rava
Rupaka	O-I	O2-I3	5	O2-I4	6	O2-I5	7	O2-I7	9	O2-I9	11
		Chakra		Patti		Raja		Kula		Bindu
Jhampa	I-U-O	I3-U1-O2	6	I4-U1-O2	7	I5-U1-O2	8	I7-U1-O2	10	I9-U1-O2	12
		Kadamba		Madhura		Chana		Sura		Kara
Triputa	I-O-O	I3-O2-O2	7	I4-O2-O2	8	I5-O2-O2	9	I7-O2-O2	11	I9-O2-O2	13
		Sankha		Adi		Dushkara		Lila		Bhoga
Ata	I-I-O-O	I3-I3-O2-O2	10	I4-I4-O2-O2	12	I5-I5-O2-O2	14	I7-I7-O2-O2	18	I9-I9-O2-O2	22
		Gupta		Lekha		Vidala		Loya		Dhira
Eka	I	I3	3	I4	4	I5	5	I7	7	I9	9
		Sudha		Mana		Rata		Raga		Vasu