Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 02
Author(s): Jas Burgess
Publisher: Swati Publications

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________________ APRIL, 1873.) KANARESE POETRY. 111 Kanda Padya, 12, 20, 12, 20. it is not sufficient that the line have the same number of gaņas; it is absolutely necessary that he kinds of ganas should follow one another in the order special to that vritta. For in- stance, in the Mahâsragdara Vritta the order must be, 4, 5, 5, 8, 4, 3, 3, Siva. In the "Manene Vșitta" we have the same number of consonants and gaņas, but since the kinds of ganas come in the following order : I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. 7. 7. 7. 7. 7. 7. 7. Śiva, the vritta goes by another name. And so on through all the thousand and ono vrittas. Each has its own name and special rule. One point requires special notice. It is common to both the great divisions "Akshara Vritta" and "Matra Vritta," and is the one essential in all Kanarese poetry. Without this, lines, however well written and correct in every other respect, would not be considered poetry by the Kanarese critic. If the four lines of the Kanarese verse given be examined, it will be seen that the second consonant in each is the game. It is in this verse r. This is technically known as "Ade Prasu." Whatever the second consonant of the first line is, the second consonant of the succeeding lines constituting a verse must be the same. This is a sine quá non in Kanarese poetry. The difficulty of always finding a suitable word with the second consonant the same has given rise to a poetical licence by which certain consonants are allowed to stand for one another. This is called "Mitra Prasu," and the following consonants are held to be interchangeable : ka kha ga gha with one another. cha chha ja jha with one another. ta tha da dha with one another. ta tha da dha with one another. pa pha ba bha with one another. sa sha sa with one another. ra la la with one another. Again in some verses we find the last consonant is the same in every line of the verse. This is in Kanarese poetry called "Antya Prasa." It is not essential, but those verses which have the Antya Praga are, caeteris paribus, considered finer and more finished. The Mâtra Vritta is the second great divi- sion. In it the number of accente, not consonants, in each line are looked to, the different subdivisions being determined by the number of accents in the line. The same rules which determine the length of the accent in the gaña of the Akshara Vritta apply to the consonants in the Matra Vritta, viz., consonants with long vowels, as a ê, ; those preceding a double letter; and those followed by sonné or aka, are long. All others are short. The Matra Vritta is subdivided into three“Kanda," " Satpade," and " Areya." The Kanda consists of verses of four lines. The first and third lines have 12 accents, the second and fourth 20 accents. As long as the total number of accents in a line is correct, it is immaterial what the number of consonants are. For example, iake a verse of the Kanda: Uv-uv-vw ತನಸುಳ್ಳ ವರುಣ ಮಂಗುಣಾ. Uv -u-v u - v- - uವೆನು ತಿರ್ಪರ ನರಗುಣಂಗಳಂ ದುರ್ಗುಣಂ || ವೆನು ತಿರ್ಪ ಬಾಸ ರಚಿತ. v-- vu-u-u-- ವನಾವು ತಿಳಿಸಲಾರ್ಸನಾತನೆಜಿವಂ In the first lir, we have eight short accents and two long (four short): total 12. In the third line we have six short and three long : total 12. In the second line we have eight short and six long : total 20. In the fourth line six short, seven long: total 20. A long accent, called "guru," is equal to two short accents, called "lugu." The proper number of accents in the lines is always expressed by the number of short accents such line may contain. It will be observed that the second consonant in each line of the above verse is the same, and happens to be n. But the vowels attached to this letter are not the same in all four lines. In the first line it is na, short; in the fourth nd, long; in the second and third nu. The vowel only determines the length of the consonant, and has nothing to do with the great rule that the second consonant in each line must be the same. The second subdivision of the Mátra Vritta is the Satpade or verse of six lines. The Satpade consists of six classes. The number of accents in each class varies. 1. The Sara Satpade must contain the following number of accents in each line : 1st-8, 2nd 8, 3rd-14, 4th—8, 5th-8, 6th -14.

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