Complex sentence: Syllables in a pada are also classified as metrically long (guru "heavy") or short (laghu "light"): a syllable is metrically short only if it contains a short vowel and is not followed by two consonants in the same pada.
Split into simpler sentences: Syllables in a pada are classified as metrically long (guru "heavy") or short (laghu "light"). A syllable is metrically short if it contains a short vowel and is not followed by two consonants in the same pada.