This refers to a type of rhythmic pattern of swarās or words resembling a Ḍamaru, a type of drum that is narrow in the middle and wide at the ends. In carnatic music, an example of the Damaru Yathi is: sndp-ndp-dp-p-dp-ndp-sndp, or srgrsrsrgm. In Bharatanātyam, an example is : thei thei dhidhithei – theidhidhithei – dhidhithei- theidhidhithei – thei thei dhidhithei.