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180 स्वयंभूच्छन्दः
(BRIEF NOTES twilight, and small heaps of ashes in the form of the constellations, which is hard to extinguish and where there is a small piece of burn
ing wood emitting smoke, namely the comet. 11: 'When short letters are used to fill up the 5th, the 10th and the 13th
places (in a Pāda), it is Jyotsnika.' (ma-ra-ma-ya-la-ga); cf. H. 2.227,
where a Yati is mentioned after the seventh letter. 11.1: The sky is here conceived as a large tree, whose branches are the
quarters, flowers the stars, the ripe fruit the rising sun, the resting bird the moon, and the slowly departing bees are the patches of (re
tiring) darkness. 12: 'A Şaņmātra with all long letters, two Pañcamātras each with its
short letter in the middle, a Caturmātra and a Trimātra, both having their long letter at the end (make the Pāda of) Jayā.' (ma-ra-ra-sa
la-ga); cf. H. 2.226; where a Yati is mentioned after the seventh letter. 12.1 : On seeing the white reflection of the approaching Krsna in her
pearl necklace, Rādhā thought that Balarāma was coming and so felt shy; Krsna saw the source of the error and was amused. The complexion of Krsna was dark, but in the pearls it appeared white. On the
other hand Balarāma was white in complexion. 13-19: These stanzas define seven metres of the Atisakvari class which
have 15 letters in their Pādas. 13: "There are in a Pāda) two Pañcamātras both having a short letter
at their commencement, coming after a pair of Şaņmātras, the first of which contains all short and the second all long letters in it; such indeed is Mālini whose Pādas are attractive to the minds of the people.' (na-na-ma-ya-ya); cf. H. 2.246; P. 7.14; Kd. 4.72. Bharata (Bh. 16.70) calls it Nāndimukhi and this is noticed by Hemacandra in his
commentary. 13.1: The orb of the rising moon is imagined as if it were the sandal
smeared white cheek of the damsel namely the Eastern Direction, or her crest consisting in a leaf of the Ketaka flower or her ear-ring
made of ivory. 14: 'When there are two Pañcamātras, the first having all short letters
and the second having it at the commencement, then two Caturmātras each having a long letter in its middle, and finally a long letter (in a Pāda), it is called Upamālini by good poets.' (na-na-ta-bha-ra); cf. H. 2.248, where a Yati is mentioned after the eighth letter, as in the Mālini.
