________________ { Introduction has also got a mastery over Sangkrit and is well acquainted with the relation between Sanskrit and Praktit Dialects. (10) The tenth feature is the use of various Heas or good sayings which are collected and given at the end of this edition, (11) The eleverith and the last feature is the metre that is used in the text. The general metre running through the whole text is the same as that which is used in Kummaputta also viz. the perf metro which consists of 30 and 27, Matras or syllabic instants in the first two and the last two Padas respectively, there being 4 Padas in all. ( For a further detailed explanation on आर्या metre refer to वृत्तरत्नाकर ). In addition to this Ratnas'ekhara has made use of some other metres also e. g. the rates metre which is used in the description of the marriage ceremony of Surasundari. It consists of 4 Padas each Pada containing 16 syllabic instants, the last letter of each, which is a determinant, being always neeessarily long, and there being stress ( FC ) on the ist, 5th, 9th and 13th syllabic instants. In Guj. this arenes metre is more popularly, known as 2140. Besides, there is also used in the prayer-song to
