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II.
B.
SAMDESARASAKA
(b) Metres of the Doha-type: two rhyming lines divided in two unequal पादs (as घत्ता : the अन्तरसमा चतुष्पदी type ). (c) Metres with the rhyme-type a b, c d, e f. (d) Strophic metres.
Metres of the Gatha-type.
adians.
A. मात्रावृत्तs.
I. (a) Four-lined metres: rhyme a b, c d.
§ 3.
1. erfeet.'
1
Occurrence: 104, 182; 157-170, 174-181.
Further, 16 morae
We have conflicting statements of different metricians on this metre. But most of the authorities agree, by definition and illustration, in considering end-Yamaka as one of the differentae of the af. And st. 104 and 182 of our text which are expressly called afer strictly bear out this point. with slight difference all grant that the metre has per line, the last two morae being invariably short. But the agreement does not reach beyond these points. For the remaining, there is a considerable measure of divergence among the various authorities. Firstly as to the number of the यमकs. According to some (CK. 41a, VJs. IV 33, 34, the form of the definition stanza 127 in the PP.; cf. the introductory remark to Sc. IV 32 and Ch. 37a last lines) there should be one for all the four lines. And if instead of one, there are two for a b another for e d, the metre receives the name afar. The author of the SR. follows this tradition. Others (KD. II 216, Ch. p. 37b/2 recording a different view) hold that it is the other way round. According to them the fee must have one यमक and the अडिer two. 2
, one
Secondly as to the
-scheme. Among the 'Bardic' group, all are silent on this point, except Pr. which only says that the final two morae are to be short and the is forbidden. One of the commentators of the PP. gives 6+4+4+ as the scheme. On the other hand the Classical' group defines erfeer as a sub-type of the metre, which latter is quite
1 The name appears variously as अडिल्ल, अडिल, अलिल्लाह eto.
2
CK. 42 recognises a third variety with a different Yamaka (1) for each of the four lines and calls it भिन्नमडिल्ला.
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