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can be put in as above. The चरण = 28 मात्राs. with यति between 16 and 12 मात्राs. छदोनुसाशन IV. 12 defines द्विपदी = 6 मात्राs + 4 मात्राs (~-- or ~~ + 4 मात्राs+4 मात्राs+4 मात्राs + 4 मात्राs (~-~ or www. + 2मात्राs (-). It should be noted that हेमचंद्र does not put a rigour on the first six मात्राs as पिंगल does while he splits up पिंगल's last 6 मात्राs = 4 मात्राs + 2मात्राs ( always to be represented by a long syllable) The rigour put on the 2nd to and 6th To by . is observed by our illustration. The splitting-off of पिंगल's last गण of 6 मात्राs into two of 4 and 2, does not make any material difference. The difference between द्विपदी and चतुष्पदी is that the stanza of the former is constituted of 2 चरणs and that of the latter of 4 चरणs.
Another metre is srai. It is defined as;यस्याः पादे प्रथमे द्वादश मात्रास्तथा तृतीयेऽपि । अष्टादश द्वितीये चतुर्थके पंचदश सार्या ॥ 1 अह से । विउं ५ । यत्ता। II सेनं । अणवर। यमुक्क। मीसा । सा । III मयणस । रसल्लि । यमणा। IV नियक। ज्जनिय । त्तवावारा ||
___ (St. 112.) Thus in the above I 12 Afars III 12 Arats II 18 मात्राs, IV 15 मात्राs. It Should be noted that the last letter of a gre may be pronounced long. See. e. g, St. 122. In general the are is
