Seven matras, traditionally grouped 3+2+2, with an emphatic sam and a theka in open pakhawaj language. The name means "sharp, intense," and the tala belongs to the dhrupad side: pakhawaj accompaniment, parans, and dance repertoire, where its compact seven hits hard.
Among the seven-beat talas it is the heavyweight — against Rupak's floating khali-sam and Pashto's light spring, it lands with declarative force. On tabla it invites full, resonant strokes and paran-type material rather than delicate filigree.