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ŅĀYAKUMĀRACARIU
Pramānikā
„
11
Bhujangaprayāta
III
1-17
Alillaha
VI
Pajjhatika
1-9, 11-15.
A syllabic metre having 8 syllables in
each foot alternately short and long
(PP. page 380 ). A syllabic metre of 12 syllables in each
foot divided into four Ya-gana, (PP.
page 440). It has 16 mātrās 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 mātrās at the
end of each foot except line 4,9, which shows only one long. Their metre is
pädäkulaka for which see above. (See above). 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. These 18 lines show two short mãträs at
the end which makes them Alillaha,
for which see above. Each foot of 16 mātrās ends with a long.
(see above ). (See above). Exceptions-1, 8, 10; 6, 9; 7, 2, 3, 6, 10;
8, 3, 6, 10, 15; 9, 1, 10, 11, 4, 9, 10, 13;
12, 1, 3; 13, 4, 7. These 21 lines show two long mäträs at the end of each foot; hence they are
Pādākulaka. (see above ). It has eight mātrās in each foot ending
with two short. But as defined in PP. page 284, it requires a payodhara
(Ja-gana ) at the end. (See above). The 16 mātrās in each foot end with two long, with the exception of four lines (10, 13, 16. 17 ) which end with one long
(see above ). It has 16 mātrās in each foot ending with a
long (see above ).
»
10
Pādākulaka
Alillaha
1-3, 6-9, 11-13.
Madhubhāra (?)
,
10
Dipaka Pādākulaka
VI
1-5, Pādākulaka
7-12, 14, 15, 17,
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