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METRE
Duvai verses Gāthā Upendravajra
Ghatta verses Caupaia Culiālā Ullāla Digapāla Ghattā Caubola Sampadā Unnameable Dhruvakas
159 These are distributed in the work as follows:
1. Body of the Kadavakas. Sandhi Kad. Metre
Nature of the metre, etc. 1-10, Pajjhatikā
It has 16 mātrās in each foot ending with an 12-18.
ambhibrachys (Ja-gana ) PP. page 217. Dr. Gune feels a caesura at the 8th mātrā
(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 mātrās at
the end and hence belong to Alillaha metre
for which see below. » 11 Pādākulaka It has all the 16 matras in each foot short
(PP. page 223 and com. ). II 1, 4, Pädäkulaka
It has 16 mäträs in each foot ending with 6-10,
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). ... 2 Dipaka
. It has 10 mātrās in each foot with the end
short. (PP. page 291 ). Samkhanāri : Asyllabic metre having two Ya-gana
in each foot (PP. page 368 ). It is also called Somarāji ('Dvi-ya somaraji.' Apte's Dic. App.). It is half of Bhujangaprayāta, for which see below.
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