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DDESA 2)
Aghi magan:
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V. 9. 1-4 : Out of the 4 illustrations, very likely composed by the author
himself as the introduction of the name of the metre indicates, the first and the last are religious poetry, while the 2nd and the 3rd are erotic.
V. 10 : 'Here there are other four kinds of a Gīti, namely, Ripucchandas
and the others, as also the eight kinds of a Găthā such as Gātha and others; since it is said.' The commentator adds that there is also the 9th variety of the Gathā namely the Jātīphala, and this is suggested by the author by the particle ca in the 2nd half.
Vv. 11-13: It would appear that these three stanzas are reproduced from • some earlier work (like v. 6 above), as is suggested by the concluding
words of v. 10. But the commentator does not help and it is also possible that those words refer to the substance rather than to the actual wording of the stanzas. A Gīti is called Ripucchandas when the 7th Gana (in both halves) is a Tagana, i.e., a Pañcamātra; it is called Lalitā when the 3rd Gaņa (in each half) is so. When both the 3rd and the 7th Ganas (in each half) are so, it is Bhadrikā and it is Vicitrā when Taganas, i.e., Pañcamātras, are employed at will (for any of the Caturmätras) except the 6th (which must always be a Madhya-guru or a Sarva-laghu Caturmātra as required by the peculiar rhythm of the Gāth, and as said above in v. 4). By an addition of a pair of Catursmātras each time before the last long letter in the first half of a Gāthā, (we get in succession, Gātha (with 9), Udgātha (with 11), Vigātha (with 13), Avagātha (with 15), Samgātha (with 17). Upagātha (with 19) and Gāthini (with 21 Caturmätras in the first half). On the other hand, if, (after the Gāthinī), pairs of Caturmātras are added at will (at the same place), (we have) a Mālāgātha, which is (therefore called) a Mahāchandas.' The commentator mentions also the Jātīphala which contains 8 Caturmātras before the last long letter in the first half of a Gāthā. He also says at the end of his commentary on the stanza that 8 similar derivatives can be had even from the Jātīphala by adding each time a pair of Caturmātras before the long letter at the end of the first half of the Jātīphala. The second half is, however, always that of a Gāthā in all these derivatives of the Gāthā.
Vy. 14-18 : These define 10 Ardhasama Catuspadis; they are: "Pañcā.
nanalalitā is made with 12 and 10 Mātrās in its odd and even Pādas respectively, Malayamāruta with 9 and 10, Rāsa with 7 and 13, Dohaka with 13 and 11 ; here (i.e. in Dohaka) at the end of the even Padas
