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138 सटीको वृत्तजातिसमुच्चयः
(BRIEF NOTES V. 104 : Vişama Galitā is an Ardhasama Catuspadi whose uneven Pādas
contain 3 Caturmātras, of which the 2nd shall be Stana (ISI), followed by a long letter, while the even ones shall have 1 Caturmātra followed
by 2 Pañcamātras and a long letter. V. 105 : Māla Galită of Virahanka is a Dvipadi of 2 lines each containing
1 Caturmātra, 1 Pañcamātra, 2 Caturmātras, 1 Pañcamātra, 2 Caturmātras and a Dhvaja (IS) in succession. There are many Dvipadis like the present one, having 33 Mātrās in a Päda, but none identical with ours. See Prāksta and Apabhraíśa Metres, Classified List I, Nos. 51-58. Hemacandra, Chandonuśāsana IV. 25 and 30, makes a distinction between Mālā Galitaka and Mälä Galitā, both of which are Sama Catușpadis. The former has in each Päda 1 Şanmātra followed by 10 Caturmätras, thus 46 Mātrās in all. The latter, on the other hand, has 1 Caturmātra, 1 Pañcamatra, 2 Caturmātras, 1 Pañcamatra, 2 Caturmātras, 1 short and 1 long letter in succession, thus 33 Mātrās in all. This latter is exactly similar to ours, but with the difference that ours is a metre of 2 lines while that of Hemacandra is one of 4 lines. Hemacandra does
not admit any metres of 2 lines among his Galitakas. V. 106: Virahānka recommends the use of Yamaka in all the Galitās
defined by him so far from v. 89 onwards. V. 107: This stanza gives a general direction that the use of a Vipra Catur
mātra (III) may be permitted, where a Narendra (ISI) is prescribed
but somehow not available. V. 108 : The names of metres may change according to the taste and will
of the employing poet. The commentator quotes a Sanskrit stanza from the old Prosodist Saitava in support. Perhaps, it is not Saitava's
own composition, but simply based on it. V. 109: It is impossible to enumerate and define all metres, since they
are unlimited as poets go on composing ever-new metres as they like. This last remark of Virahānka is very significant as it suggests the ceaseless activity of the Prākrit poets of his times.
This Niyama thus defines 40 Sama Catuspadis, 11 Ardhasama Catuspadis, 1 Vişama Catuspadi, 11 Dvipadis and 11 strophic metres. It also treats of 11 metres which are virtually Prākrit Varna Vrttas in addition to the 6 noted at the end of notes on Niyama III. For all these see Appendix II at the end.
NIYAMA VI For the explanation of the six Pratyayas see Introduction paras 8 to 18.
