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31: 'Some call this metre by the name Vamsapatralalita. The correct
name seems to be Vamśapatrapatita, the Prakrit form being Vamsa
vattapaliam-padiam as seen from the last line in the illustration. 31.1: 'A Cātaka bird does not care to have the ample water in the lakes
and lotusponds, though it is sweet, cool, clear and filled with blue lotuses as also with the sweet notes of water-birds; but he is very happy to lick even a single drop of water sent by the lord of gods (i.e.,
of the rains), though it has fallen on the blade of a bamboo-leaf.' 32: "Two Şaņmātras both containing all long letters, preceded by a
Pañcamātra which is full (i.e., is the longest and so containing all short letters), and followed by two Pañcamātras, both having a short letter at their commencement, make (the Pāda of) Padma.' Paguna 'excellent' is used both in the sense of the longest of all the Pañcamātras, and also in the sense of 'leading'. Solve pragunaḥ prathamam vartamānah pagano yayoh tau davu saņmātrau. (na-sa-ma-ta-ta-ga ga); cf. H. 2.294, where Hemacandra mentions a Yati after the 6th and
then after the 10th letter. 32.1: This is a vulgar description of a girl's dalliance. 33: "That (Padma) itself is Rohiņi when each of the last two Pañca
mätras in it has a short letter in its middle (instead of at the beginning).' (na-sa-ma-ma-ya-la-ga); cf. H. 2.295 where a Yati is mentioned
after the 6th and the 10th letters. 33.1 The meaning of the stanza is not very clear. 34: 'In the Pāda of Harini there occur in succession) a Pañcamātra
with all short letters, a Şaņmātra with all long letters, three Caturmåtras, the first having all long letters, the second and the third having a long letter in their middle, and finally a long letter.' (na-sa-mara-sa-la-ga); cf. H. 2.293; P. 7.16; Kd. 4.81. Bharata at Bh. 16.78 calls it Vrşabhalalita, while Utpala on Bệhatsamhitā, 103. 10 calls it Vịşabhacarita. All except our author and Bharata mention the Yati after
the 6th and the 10th letters. 34.1 : A lady explains to her friend how all external factors like southern
breezes, moonlight, spring, cuckoo's notes, music and sugar-cane juice, even when combined, do not please one as much as a lover with
affectionate talk does. 35: ‘Bhāvākrāntā is that which has four long followed by four short
letters, two Caturmātras, the first with a long letter in the middle and the second having it at the commencement, and a Pañeamātra-with a
