Shakuntala verses

[Whitney Cox]

Dear McComas,

1.1 is in sragdharaa

1.2 and 1.3 are both aaryaa (1.3 has the alternate scheme of
sarvalaghu in the 6th caturmaatra).

1.4 is the Sanskrit chaayaa to a Maahaaraa.s.trii verse; the
Prakrit original is also an aaryaa, if memory serves.

Hope this helps,

Whitney



---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:07:48 +1000
>From: McComas Taylor <mccomas.taylor at ANU.EDU.AU>  
>Subject: Shakuntala verses  
>To: INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk
>
>Dear Friends
>
>I was hoping some kind and knowledgeable person could help me
identify 
>the metre of Shakuntala Act 1, verses 1,2,3 and 4.
>
>Many thanks in advance
>
>McComas
>
>
>1.
>yaa sRSTih sraSTur aadyaa vahati vidhi.hutam yaa havir yaa ca
hotrii
>ye dve kaalam vidhattah zruti.viSaya.guNaa yaa sthitaa
vyaapya vizvam/
>
>yaam aahuh sarva.biija.prakRtir iti yayaa praaNinah praaNavantah
>pratyakSaabhih prapannas tanubhir avatu vas taabhir aSTaabhir
iizah //1//
>
>2.
>aa paritoSaad viduSaam na saadhu manye prayoga.vijnaanam /
>balavad api zikSitaanaam aatmany apratyayam cetah //2//
>
>3.
>subhaga.salila.avagaahaah
paaTala.samsarga.surabhi.vana.vaataah / 
>pracchaaya.sulabha.nidraa divasaah pariNaama.ramaNiiyaah //3//
>
>4. 
>iiSad.iiSac.cumbitaani bhramaraih sukumaara.kesara.zikhaani /
>avatamsayanti damamaanaah pramadaah ziriiSa.kusumaani //4//
>
>(source:
http://tiger.bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mtokunag/skt_texts/zakuntala.txt)
>
>
>
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