The cycle comprises sixteen sonatas and four interludes, arranged symmetrically.

A grand cycle comprises 9 Periods in total which covers a span of 180 years.

The cycle of plays comprise some 48 pageants, which were originally presented upon carts and wagons, dressed for the occasion.

Therefore, the evolutionary cycle comprises seventeen centuries.

Each cycle comprises 60 years.

For example one cycle of khanda-jati rupaka tala comprises a 2-beat dhrutam followed by a 5-beat laghu.

This vertical cycle comprises the polar cell in each latitudinal hemisphere.

The cycle comprises the 25 top-rated grandmasters, who are obligated to play in four of the six tournaments.

The cycle also comprises another 25 short stories.

The contraction-relaxation cycle comprises the following steps: