________________ METRE XLI 6-10, These are distributed in the work as follows I. Body of the Kadavakas. Sandhi Kad. Metre Nature of the metre, etc. ..1. 1-10, Pajjhatika It has 16 matras in each foot ending with an 12-18. ambhibrachys (Ja-gana ) PP. page 217. Dr. Gune feels a caesura at the 8th matra ( Bhavis. intro.) But I can not detect it. Exceptions--2, 5; 4, 8; 5, 1, 4, 7; 7,5; 8. 1; 10, 8; 12, 11; 14, 4; 15, 1, 11; 16, 1; 17,1; 18, 9. These 15 lines show three short matras at the end and hence belong to Alillaha metre for which see below. Padakula ka It has all the 16 matras in each foot short (PP. page 223 and com.) 2. 1, 4, Padakulaka It has 16 matras in each foot ending with anapaestus (Sa-gana ). There is no ... 12-14. restriction of long or short in this metre ('Lahu guru ekka niyama nahi jeha' PP. page 223 ). Dipaka It has 10 matras in each foot with the end short. (PP. page 291 ). Samkhanari A syllabic metre having two Ya-gana in each foot (PP. page 368 ). It is also called Somaraji (Dvi-ja somaraji.' Apte's Dic. App.). It is half of Bhujangaprayata, for which see below. Pramanika A syllabic metre having 8 syllables in each foot alternately short and long (PP. page 380 ). ,, 11 Bhujangaprayata A syllabic metre of 12 syllables in each foot divided into four Ya-gana, (PP. page 440 ). 3. 1-17. Alillaha It has 16 matras in each foot ending with two short (PP. page 220 ). Exceptions-3, 6:4, 9; 5.9; 6,3, 11; 7,5, 10; 8,4, 14; 11, 12; 12, 8, 9; 13, 4, 7, 13; 16, 13. These 16 lines show two long matras at the end of each foot except line 4, 9, which shows only one long. Their metre is padakulaka for which see above. . 4. : 1-9, Pajjhacika ( See above). . . 11-15. Exceptions--1, 13; 3, 4; 4, 11; 5, 9; 6, 5, 11, 12, 13; 8, 4, 9, 12; 11, 5, 10; 12, 3, 9; 14, 5, 12; 15, 11.; VI P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
