Bhavisayatta Kaha

SR No.: 032126
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kavi Dhanpal, C D Dalal
Publisher: Baroda Central Library
Publication Year: 1923
Total Pages: 402
Language: Sanskrit, Hindi
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 33 MB

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(a) Manmathatilaka is a variety of the above, having 8+14 mātrās in a pāda: i. e. the total number of mātrās is kept up. This occurs in XVII 3 and 5 to 10.
(b) Kusų manirantara shows 9+14 and occurs only in XVII 4
(13) Vibhramavilasitavadana has 11+13 mātrās and occurs in XVI 1 to 8, and 10.
(a) Navapuspandhaya which has 11+14, can be regarded as a variety of the above. Occurs XVI 11 and 12...
(14) Kinnaramithunavilā sa has 11+15 in XVI 9. (15) Markațī having 11 Mātrās for all four feet occurs at IV 11.
Simhaaloana, 26 see (5) above. The Ghattās in the whole of VII, VIII 1 to 10 and 12 to 20 (i. e. end) and a few more are in this metre, as also the Mangalas of VII and VIII. See, however,
footnote 18 on (5) above." Alillaha, 36 see (2) above, occurs as Ghattā in IV 7.
(C) CLASSICAL METRES OR GAŅAVRTTAS
Camara. Of about the ten Kadavakas in different metres, IV 6 is in a sort of Cāmara. There are five verses of four pādas each and one of two only. It is thus described by Pingala."
"Cāmnara consists of (four) pādas that have fifteen syllables and twentythree mātrās in each. There are eight 'hāras' or long syllables and seven sāras' or short syllables, and a 'hāra' or loug syllable at the beginning and end." Thus the Cāmara, besides having fifteen syllables and twentythree inātrās to a Pāda, must have a successiou of long and short syllables, so that there will be eight longs and seven shorts, provided that the beginning and ead are always long. Thus taking the verse that defines the metre (and Pingala's definitions are very often in the same metre) and the illustrative verse, we can put down the following scheme of long and short syllables:
- - -- -- -- - --- When we examine our Kadavaka, however, we find that the treatment of the metre by our author is more elastic. Thus
(1) å gi gfenfitpor ar fazi gives-v-v-v-v-U-V-U
() aranacaga Tauracuri „-v-vou-U-V--VBut (3) galardgtré og i rqoute » vuurvovavov-v-v
(4) gyferiefs Tangič mi , wwwwwww-w-v-v-v25 These have not been renumbered. 27 Ibid p. 484
चामरस्स वीस मत्त तीणि मत अग्गला। अठ्ठ हार सत्त सार ठाइ ठाइ णिम्मला । आइ अंत हार सार कामिणी मुणिज्जए। अक्रा दहाइपंच पिंगले भणिज्जए॥ १५८