Help with metre

[Roland Steiner]

The metre in question is an ardhasamav.rtta called Pu.spitaagraa (odd  
paada-s: na-na-ra-ya; even paada-s: na-ja-ja-ra-ga). Cf. e.g., the  
definition in Ratnaakara;saanti's Chandoratnaakara 3.10.

In fact, the Pu.spitaagraa is a "frozen" maatraav.rtta of the  
Aupacchandasaka (or, Aupacchandasika) type. The odd paadas (1 and 3)  
of an Aupacchandasaka consist of 6 maatraa-s or morae (i.e. three  
ga.na-s of 2 morae each) plus the two ga.na-s ra (-u-) and ya (u--):

uu/- uu/- uu/- + -u- u--

The even paada-s (2 and 4) consist 8 maatraa-s (i.e. four ga.na-s of 2  
morae each) plus ra (-u-) and ya (u--):

uu/- uu/- uu/- uu/- + -u- u--

Thus, the Aupacchandasaka could also be described as a Vaitaaliiya  
with an additional long syllable at the end of each paada. A  
definition is found, e.g., in Ratnaakara;saanti's Chandoratnaakara  
5.14. There is also a "frozen" form of the Vaitaaliiya metre, viz.,  
the ardhasamav.rtta called Aparavaktra (metrical structure: odd  
paada-s na-na-ra-la-ga; even paada-s na-ja-ja-ra); cf.  
Chandoratnaakara 3.9.

With kind regards,
Roland Steiner


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> I should appreciate help with a metre found in several verses from the
> Shardulakarnavadana.
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> Padas 1 and 3 are 12 syllables: uuuuuu-u-u--
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> Padas 2 and 4 are 13 syllables: uuuu-uu-u-u--
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> Thanks,
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> Kenneth Zysk
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