- Sanna Meetu: Mild striking for delicate sound
- Dodda Meetu: Hard striking for loud sound
- Lo Meetu: Index finger strikes string from top to bottom
- Veli Meetu: Strike from bottom to upwards
- Kattera Meetu: Index and middle finger strikes in quick succession
- Todu Meetu: Index and middle finger strikes separately
- Tada Meetu: Middle finger strikes 3rd letter in Tisram
- Addu Meetu: Index finger strikes, middle finger stops, and middle finger strikes again for Sahityam
- Abaddhapu Meetu: Striking for beauty and pleasure without sahityaakshara
- Koota Meetu: Simultaneously striking all 4 strings with 3 fingers for beauty
- Vidi Meetu: Separately striking Shadja, Mandra Panchama, and Mandra Shadja strings for beauty
- Pakka Meetu: Simultaneously striking side tala strings from bottom to top
- Gotu Meetu: Simultaneously striking upper string and tala strings
- Pattu Meetu: Index finger strikes and middle finger stops naada, similar to staccato in Western Music
- Swara Meetu: Striking every swara
- Sahitya Meetu: Striking only for Saahityakshara
If one learns all 16 varieties of striking and practices Janta Swaras with gamakas like Aandolita and Kampita, then they have achieved mastery in Veena playing.