Swayambhuchand

SR No.: 023463
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: H D Velankar
Publisher: Rajasthan Prachyavidya Pratishtan
Publication Year: 1962
Total Pages: 292
Language: Sanskrit, Hindi
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 22 MB

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5.1-4)
स्वयंभूच्छन्दः
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lalahu in the sense of a long letter (double short, i.e., long). In short, the last letter of a Pāda may be considered short or long according to the need of scansion, whatever its real nature is. This stanza is quoted by Hemacandra at Chandonuśāsana (NSP. ed.) 1.5 com., without mentioning Svayambhū's name, in support of his direction about the metrical value of the last letter of a Pāda. Hemacandra also quotes another stanza in Sanskrit where the words guru and laghu are actually used for our ekkalahu and jamaialahu. It is as follows:
ओजसंख्या यदाभीष्टा ध्रुवासु विरतौ तदा ।
गो लता युग्मसंख्ये तु विरतो गुरुता लघोः ।। Svayambhū has himself observed the rule and often enjoyed the option, both in respect of the same letter in different stanzas, as also in respect of different letters in the same stanza. Thus he considers the concluding letter na of the instrumental singular as short in Sb. 6.39. 1 bd, 44.1c, 52.1c and 54.1c; but as long in Sb. 6.56.cd, 72c, 96c, 114d, 112c; 8.1 and 8.1.1. On the other hand, he considers the concluding short letter as short in Sb.6. 10.1c (but long in bd), 56.1ac (but long in bd), 61.1c (but long in abd), 87.1c (but long in bd), 124.1a (but long in bd). In the following cases he considers the final short as short only: Sb. 6.31.1c; 8.3ab; 8.3.1abcd; 8.8bd; 8.8.1abcd; 8.12.1a\; 8.13.1bd; 8.20.5de (but as long in abc) and so on. Also see Bhayani, Paumacariu,
Introduction pp. 79-83. 3.6: These stanzas define the three main kinds of Şatpadis, each of which
is eightfold, according as its third and sixth Pādas contain from 10 to 17 Mātrās in each of them. The first of these three is called Şatpadajāti; its 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Pādas contain only 7 Mātrās each, while its 3rd and 6th Pädas contain from 10 to 17 Mātrās in them, thus yielding its eight kinds. The second of the three main varieties is called Upajāti Şaţpadi; its 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Pādas contain only 8 Mātrās each, while its 3rd and 6th Pädas contain from 10 to 17 Mātrās, thus yielding its eight kinds. The third main variety is called Avajāti ; its 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Pādas contain only 9 Mātrās each, while its 3rd and 6th Pādas contain from 10 to 17 Mātrās, thus yielding its eight kinds. The defining stanzas 3 and 4 have respectively 10 and 11 Mātrās in their third and sixth Pādas; while stanzas 5 and 6 have
both 13 Mātrās in the same Pädas. 41: This is an illustration of the fourth kind of the Satpadajāti, which
has 13 Mātrās in its 3rd and 6th Pādas, the remaining ones having only 7 Mātrās each. The illustration is from Svayambhu's own poem