Shakuntala verses

[McComas Taylor]

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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