Sanskrit Metres

वªcमािलका
prepared jointlyby
KashinathNyaupane and Wieslaw Mical
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Sanskrit
metres
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texts
of
chanted
samples.
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samples
are
chanted
by
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Nyaupane.

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Cann.



List
of
Contents

Page
nr.
Lexicon
of
Sanskrit
prosody 4
Definitions
of
gaṇas 6
Illustrations
of
the
main
33
Sanskrit
metres 7
A.
Samavṛtta
metres
(the
number
of
syllables
in
a
pāda
is
given
in
brackets) 8
1. śaśivadanā
(6) 8
2. vidyullekhā
(6) 9
3. anuṣṭubh
(8) 10
4. pramāṇikā
(8) 12
5. indravajrā
(11) 13
6. upendravajrā
(11) 14
7. upajāti
(11) 15
8. śālinī
(11) 16
9. rathoddhatā
(11) 17
10.svāgatā
(11) 18
11.indirā
(11) 19
12.vaṃśastha
(12) 20
13.bhujaṅgaprayāta
(12) 21
14.toṭaka
(12) 22
15.sragviṇī
(12) 23
16.drutavilambita
(12) 24
17.praharṣiṇī
(13) 25
18.vasantatilakā
(14) 26
 19.mālinī
(15) 27
20.pañcacāmara
(16) 28
21.śikhariṇī
(17) 29
22.pṛthvī
(17) 30
23.mandākrāntā
(17) 31
24.hariṇī
(17) 32
25.kokilaka
(17) 33
26.śārdūlavikrīḍita
(19) 34
27.sragdharā
(21) 35
B.
Ardhasamavṛtta
metres 36
28.viyoginī
(11) 36
29.śiśulīlā
(11/12) 37
30.puṣpitāgrā
(12/13) 38
C.
Jāti
metres 39
31.āryā
(12/18,
12/15) 39
32.gīti
(12/10) 40
33.jāti
(16/14) 41
 Lexicon
of
Sanskrit
prosody

 akṣara
–
a
syllable
 ardhasamavṛtta
–
a
sub-category
of
vṛtta,
where
the
alternate
pādas
have
the
same
prosodic
structure.
 gadya
–
prose
 gaṇa
–
a
prosodic
unit
of
three
syllables
(akṣara);
there
are
eight
gaṇas,
as
there
are
eight
possible

permutations
of
short
and
long
syllables
in
a
group
of
three.
 guru
–
a
‘heavy’
(long)
syllable
 jāti
–
a
sub-category
of
padya,
where
a
pāda
is
defined
by
the
number
of
syllabic
‘measures’
(mātrā).
 laghu
–
a
‘light’
(short)
syllable
 mātrā
–
a
‘measure’
used
in
specifying
the
length
of
a
pāda
in
metres
of
jāti
type;
a
short
(laghu)

syllable
measures
1
mātrā,
and
a
long
(guru)
syllable,
2
mātrās.

 pāda
–
a
quarter-verse.
It
may
be
subdivided
into
gaṇas,
i.e.
prosodic
units
of
three
syllables.
 padya
–
a
stanza
(which
is
subdivided
into
four
pādas);
any
composition
in
verse.
 samavṛtta
–
a
sub-category
of
vṛtta,
where
all
pādas
have
the
same
prosodic
structure.
 viṣamavṛtta
–
a
sub-category
of
vṛtta,
where
all
pādas
have
a
different
prosodic
structure.
 vṛtta
–
a
sub-category
of
padya,
where
the
prosodic
structure
of
a
pāda
is
defined
by
the
number
and

position
(short
versus
long)
of
syllables.
 yati
–
the
way
in
which
the
caesura
divides
a
pāda.
E.g.,
if
the
caesura
divides
an
11
syllable
pāda
into

groups
of
seven
and
four
syllables,
we
denote
that
yati
as
7
by
4.

Definitions
of
gaṇas
(
‘⌣’
stands
for
a
short
syllable,
and
‘‒’,
for
a
long
one):

 ya


⌣

‒

‒
 ra


‒

⌣

‒

 ta


‒

‒

⌣
 bha


‒

⌣

⌣
 ja


⌣

‒

⌣
 sa

⌣
⌣

‒
  ma


‒

‒

‒


 na


⌣
⌣
⌣
The
above
code-names
may
be
combined,
and
those
combinations
abbreviated,
e.g.
a
combination
of
na
and

ya
could
be
expressed
by
nayau,
or
nyau.
Short
and
long
syllables
are
denoted
by:
 la
(short)
 ga
(long)

Illustrations
of
the
main
33
Sanskrit
metres

In
the
presentation
that
follows
the
metres
are
divided
into
three
groups,
and
arranged,
within

each
group,
in
the
order
of
the
number
of
syllables.
The
text
of
each
sample
is
followed
by
a

sūtra
(an
aphorism)
in
Sanskrit
and
English
(the
translation
into
English
is
not
literal)
describing

the
metre.
The
samples
may
be
chanted
by
the
reader
while
listening
to
the
accompanying

Compact
Disk,
where
they
are
recorded
in
the
same
order.
 A.
Samavṛtta
metres

1.
śaśivadanā
(6
syllables
to
a
pāda)

शिशवदनान”
‚जत}णीनाम्।
अधरस¤धो™म
मध¤Eरप¤रŸ[छत्॥

शिशवदना
nयौ॥

Śaśivadanā
(i.e.
its
pāda)
is
composed
of
na
(⌣
⌣
⌣)
and
ya
(⌣

‒

‒).
2.
vidyullekhā
(6
syllables)

राधा
जाता
क©ˆणः
क©ˆणो
जातो
राधा।
वªnदार`|
रा‰
Šफीa
चाnjœ
हा‰॥

Eवµ¤€•खा
मो
मः॥

Vidyullekhā
is
composed
of
ma
(‒

‒

‒)
and
ma
(‒

‒

‒).

The
yati
is
3
by
3.

3.
anuṣṭubh
(8
syllables)

वागथ•Eवव
सzपªRतौ
 वागथ¡pEतपc|।
जगतः
Eपतरौ
वnh
पाव¡तीपरw±रौ॥
(Raghuvaṃśamahākāvyam
1.1)

गnत¤कामŠय
गnत¤°
यथा
uदः
pतीयa।
तथा
uदो
ऽनयो®žयो
यथासYS|न
पि`डतŸः॥
(Bodhicaryāvatāraḥ
1.13)

Unlike
in
other
metres,
the
pāda
in
anuṣṭubh
is
not
subdivided
into
gaṇas.
Each
pāda
follows
instead
the

following
pattern
of
short
and
long
syllables
(‘⌣’
denotes
that
the
syllable
may
be
short
or
long):

⌣



⌣



⌣



⌣



⌣



–



–



⌣
⌣



⌣



⌣



⌣



⌣



–


⌣



⌣
⌣



⌣



⌣



⌣



⌣



–



–



⌣
⌣



⌣



⌣



⌣



⌣



–



⌣



⌣

…लोP
ष‡¢
ग¤}
®œय
¢ सव¡³
लघ¤
प¯मम्।
Eiचत¤ˆपादयो‘¡Šव¢
 सqतम¢
 दीघ¡मnययोः॥

In
anuṣṭubh,
the
sixth
syllable
should
be
known
as
long;
the
fifth
one
always
as
short.
In
the
second
and
fourth
pādas,
the
seventh
syllable
is
short;
in
the
other
two
pādas,
long.

4.
pramāṇikā
(8
syllables)

प¤नात¤
भिRतर[य¤ता
सदा[य¤ताYिWप{योः।
²¤EतŠमªEतpमािणका
भवाzब¤रािशताEरका॥
pमािणका
जरौ
लगौ॥

Pramāṇikā
is
composed
of
ja
(⌣

‒

⌣),
ra
(‒

⌣

‒
),
la
(⌣)
and
ga
(‒).

The
yati
is
4
by
4.

5.
indravajrā
(11
syllables)

रा³ौ
यथा
wघघनाnधका~
Eवµ¤b¬ण¢
दश¡यEत
pकाशम्।
ब¤kान¤भा•न
तथा
कदािचल्
लोकŠय
प¤`|ष¤
मEतः
¬ण¢
Šयात्॥
(Bodhicaryāvatāraḥ
1.5)

ŠयाEदnjव]ा
 यEद
तौ
जगौ
 गः॥

The
yati
is
5
by
6.

6.
upendravajrā
(11
syllables)

महीधरा
रbनमयाŠतथाn|
वनphशा°
Eव•करzयाः।
लताः
स¤प¤ˆपाभरणो^^वला°
j¥मा°
|
सbफलनyशाखाः॥
(Bodhicaryāvatāraḥ
2.3)

उonjव]ा
जतजाŠततो
गौः॥

Upendravajrā
is
composed
of
ja
(⌣

‒

⌣),
ta
(‒

‒

⌣),
ja
(⌣

‒

⌣),
ga
(‒)
and
ga
(‒)1.

The
yati
is
5
by
6.

The
two
ga
are
expressed
in
the
above
aphorism
(sūtra)
by
gauḥ
(a
‘cow’),
which
is
a
mnemonic
device.
1
7.
upajāti
(11
syllables)

s’ालवाल¢
भ¤वनŸकपाल¢
यशोEवशाल¢
िशश¤पालकालम्।
स¢सारमायामEतमोहजाल¢
बाल¢
म¤क£nद¢
िशरसा
नमािम॥

अनnतरोदीEरतल-मभाजौ
पादौ
यदीयाव¤पजातयŠताः।
इbथ¢
EकलाnयाŠवEप
िमि²तास¤
वदिnत
जाEतिˆवदwव
नाम॥
Upajāti
is
a
combination
of
upendravajra
and
indravajra.2

8.
śālinī
(11
syllables)


For
indravajra
and
upendravajra
see
above.
2
 प¤_जीभ§त
¢ pœम
गोपाYगनान”
म§तšभ§त¢
भागधœय
¢ यgनाम्।
एकीभ§त¢
ग¤qतEवc¢
²¤तीनाम्
…यामीभ§त¢
s’
w
सिnनधcाम्॥
माcौ
गौ
Zत्,
शािलनी
•दलोक¶ः॥

If
ma
(‒

‒

‒)
is
followed
by
two
ta
(‒

‒

⌣)
and
two
ga
(‒),
the
metre
is
śālinī,
with
the
yati
4
by
7.

9.
rathoddhatā
(11
syllables)

नnदनnदनपदारEवnदयोः
ŠयnदमानमकरnदEबnदवः।
 Eसnधवः
परमसौSयसzपदाम्
नnदयnत¤
•दय¢
ममाEनशम्॥

राbपरŸन¡रलगŸ
रथोkता॥

With
na
(⌣
⌣
⌣),
ra
(‒

⌣

‒
),
la
(⌣)
and
ga
(‒)
following
after
ra
(‒

⌣

‒
),
the
metre
is
rathoddhatā.

The
yati
is
7
by
4.

10.
svāgatā
(11
syllables)

शातक£zभ}िचहाEरfक¦लः
PEकचnjकEवरािजतच§लः।
नƒययौवनलसद्sजनारी-
र_जनो
जयEत
क£_जEवहारी॥
Šवागता
रनभगौग¤¡}णा
च॥

Svāgatā
consists
of
ra
(‒

⌣

‒
),
na
(⌣
⌣
⌣),
bha
(‒

⌣

⌣)
and
two
‘heavy’
ga
(‒).

The
yati
is
7
by
4.

11.
indirā
(11
syllables)

जयEत
a
ऽEधक·
जnमना
‚जः
²यत
इिnदरा
श±द³
Eह।
दEयत
दª…यत”
Eद¬¤
तावकास्
bवEय
धªतासवŠbव”
Eविचnवa॥

नररलŸग¤¡राEविnदरा
मता॥
When
a
long
syllable
is
preceded
by
na
(⌣
⌣
⌣),
ra
(‒

⌣

‒
),
ra
(‒

⌣

‒
)
and
la
(⌣),
the
metre
is
indirā.

The
yati
is
6
by
5.

12.
vaṃśastha
(12
syllables)

रजोज¤ष
œ जnमEन
सdववªc|
िŠथतौ
pजान”
pल|
तमः
Šपª„।
अजाय
सग¡िŠथEतनाशŽत•
³यीमयाय
E³ग¤णाbमm
नमः॥

जतौ
त¤
व¢शŠथम¤दीEरत¢
जरौ॥

Vaṃśastha
is
described
as
composed
of
ja
(⌣

‒

⌣),
ta
(‒

‒

⌣),
ja
(⌣

‒

⌣)
and
ra
(‒

⌣

‒).

The
yati
is
5
by
7.
13.
bhujaṅgaprayāta
(12
syllables)

ग•
}`डमाल¢
तनौ
सप¡जाल¢
महाकालकाल¢
गणœशाEधपालम्।
जटाज§टभYगोcरYगŸ—वशालम्
िशव¢
शYकर¢
शzभ¤मीशानमीडœ॥
भ¤जYगpयात¢
चत¤™भय¡कारŸः॥

Bhujaṅgaprayāta
is
composed
of
four
ya
(⌣

‒

‒).

The
yati
is
6
by
6.
14.
toṭaka
(12
syllables)

अधर¢
मध¤र¢
वदन¢
मध¤र¢
नयन¢
मध¤र¢
हEसत¢
मध¤रम्।
•दय¢
मध¤र¢
गमन¢
मध¤र¢
मध¤राEधपaरिखल¢
मध¤रम्॥

वद
तोटकमिtधसकारय¤तम्॥

You
should
recite
toṭaka
as
consisting
of
four
sa
(⌣
⌣

‒).

15.
sragviṇī
(12
syllables)
 अ[य¤त¢
Pशव¢
रामनारायण¢
क©ˆणदामोदर¢
वास¤hव¢
हEरम्।
²ीधर¢
माधव¢
गोEपकाव€लभ¢
जानकीनायक·
रामचnj¢
भ\॥
की—ततŸषा
चत§~Eफका
 ‹िVवणी॥

Sragviṇī
is
described
as
composed
of
four
ra
(‒

⌣

‒
).

The
yati
is
6
by
6.

16.
drutavilambita
(12
syllables)

अशनमाचर
का¯नभाजm
bवमEप
क£Rक£र
मा
क£}
EवŠमयम्।
 इह
Eह
पामरनायकमिnद~
न
Eह
सतामसत”
च
Eव•चनम्॥

j¥तEवलिzबतमाह
नभौ
भरौ॥

Drutavilambita
is
composed
of
na
(⌣
⌣
⌣),
bha
(‒

⌣

⌣),
bha
(‒

⌣

⌣)
and
ra
(‒

⌣

‒
).

The
yati
is
7
by
5.

17.
praharṣiṇī
(13
syllables)

गोपीनामधरस¤धारसŠय
पानŸर्
उc¤YगŠतनकलशोपग§हनŸ°।
आ°यरEप
रEतEवvxम¤¡रा~ः
स¢सा~
मEतरभवbpह—षणीहः॥
´याशािभम¡नजरगाः
pह—षणीयम्॥

Praharṣiṇī
is
composed
of
ma
(‒

‒

‒),
na
(⌣
⌣
⌣),
ja
(⌣

‒

⌣),
ra
(‒

⌣

‒
)
and
ga
(‒),
with
the
yati
3
by10.

18.
vasantatilakā
(14
syllables)

रbनाकरŠतव
गªह¢
गªEहणी
च
प{ा
–क
hयमिŠत
भवa
जगदी±राय।
आभीरवामनयना•तमानसाय
दc¢
मनो
यfपa
क©पया
गªहाण॥

®œया
वसnतEतलका
तभजा
जगौ
गः॥
Vasantatilakā
should
be
known
as
consisting
of
ta
(‒

‒

⌣),
bha
(‒

⌣

⌣),
ja
(⌣

‒

⌣),
ja
(⌣

‒

⌣),
ga
(‒)
and

ga
(‒).

The
yati
is
8
by
6.

19.
mālinī
(15
syllables)

मनEस
वचEस
का|
प¤`यपीय§षप§ण•स्
E³भ¤वनम¤पकार²œिणिभः
pीणयnतः।
परग¤णपरमाण§nपव¡तीक©bय
Eनbय¢
Eनज•Eद
Eवकसnतः
सिnत
सnतः
Eकयnतः॥
(from
the
Nitiśatakam)

ननमययय¤aय¢
मािलनी
भोEगलोक¶ः॥

Mālinī
is
composed
of
na
(⌣
⌣
⌣),
na
(⌣
⌣
⌣),
ma
(‒

‒

‒),
ya
(⌣

‒

‒)
and
ya
(⌣

‒

‒),
with
the
yati
8
by
7.
20.
pañcacāmara
(16
syllables)

भ\
‚जŸकनnदन¢
समŠतपापख`डन¢
ŠवभRतिचcर_जन¢
सदŸव
नnदनnदनम्।
स¤Eप[छग¤[छमालक·
स¤नाद•ण¤हŠतकम्
अनYगरYगसागर¢
नमािम
क©ˆणनागरम्॥

जरौ
जरौ
ततो
जगौ
च
प¯चामर¢
वhत्॥

One
should
recite
pañcacāmara
as
consisting
of
ja
(⌣

‒

⌣),
ra
(‒

⌣

‒
),
ja
(⌣

‒

⌣),
ra
(‒

⌣

‒
),
then
ja
(⌣

‒

⌣)
and
ga
(‒).

The
yati
is
8
by
8.

21.
śikhariṇī
(17
syllables)
 अनाWात¢
प¤ˆप¢
Eकसलयमल§न
¢ कर}•र्
अनाEवk¢
रbन¢
मध¤
नवमनाŠवाEदतरसम्।
अख`ड¢
प¤`यान”
फलिमव
च
तj¨पमनघ¢
न
जाm
भोRतार¢
किमह
सम¤पŠथाŠयEत
EवEधः॥
(Śakuntalābhijñānam)

रसŸ
}jŸि…छnना
यमनसभला
गः
िशखEरणी॥

Śikhariṇī

has
the
yati

6
by
11,
and
is
composed
of
ya
(⌣

‒

‒),
ma
(‒

‒

‒),
na
(⌣
⌣
⌣),
sa
(⌣
⌣

‒),
bha
(‒

⌣

⌣),
la
(⌣)
and
ga
(‒).

22.
pṛthvī
(17
syllables)

लuत
Eसकतास¤
तŸलमEप
यbनतः
पीडयन्
 Eपr[च
मªगतªिˆणकास¤
सिलल¢
Eपपासा—दतः।
भ¤जYगमEप
कोEपत¢
िशरEस
प¤ˆपवkार|त्
न
त¤
pEतEनEव†म§ख¡जनिचcमाराध|त्॥
(Bhartṛhari:
Nītiśatakam)

जसौ
जसयला
वस¤UहयEत°
पªeवी
ग¤}ः॥

Pṛthvī
is
composed
of
ja
(⌣

‒

⌣),
sa
(⌣
⌣

‒),
ja
(⌣

‒

⌣),
sa
(⌣
⌣

‒),
ya
(⌣

‒

‒),
la
(⌣)
and
ga
(‒),
with
the

yati
8
by
9.

23.
mandākrāntā
(17
syllables)

bवामािलSय
pणयक£Eपत”
धात¤रागŸः
िशलायाम्
आbमान¢
a
चरणपEतत¢
यावEद[छािम
कत¤¡म्।
अ‹ŸŠतावnम¤•}पिचतŸदª¡ि†रािलqयa
w
 Q¦रŠतिŠमnनEप
न
सहa
सYगम¢
नौ
क©ताnतः॥
(Kālidāsa:
Meghadūtaḥ)

मnदाQाnताzब¤EधरसनगŸम›
 भनौ
 तौ
 गय¤Vमम्॥

Mandākrāntā
is
composed
of
ma
(‒

‒

‒),
bha
(‒

⌣

⌣),
na
(⌣
⌣
⌣),
ta
(‒

‒

⌣),
ta
(‒

‒

⌣),
ga
(‒)
and
ga
(‒), 

with
the
yati
4
by
6
by
7.

24.
hariṇī
(17
syllables)

ब•लरज‰
Eव±ोbपcौ
भवाय
नमो
नमः
pबलतम‰
तbस¢हा~
हराय
नमो
नमः।
जनस¤खक©a
सdवोEjRतौ
मªडाय
नमो
नमः
pमहEस
पh
EनŒŸग¤`|
िशवाय
नमो
नमः॥
नसमरसला
गः
षड्•दŸह¡यŸह¡Eरणी
मता॥

Hariṇī
is
composed
of
na
(⌣
⌣
⌣),
sa
(⌣
⌣

‒),
ma
(‒

‒

‒),
ra
(‒

⌣

‒
),
sa
(⌣
⌣

‒),
la
(⌣)
and
ga
(‒),
with
the

yati
6
by
4
by
7.

25.
kokilaka
(17
syllables)

जय
जय
ज“जामिजत
दोषगªभीतग¤ण”
bवमEस
यदाbमना
समव}kसमŠतभगः।
अगजगदोकसामिखलशRbयवबोधक
a
Rविचदजयाbमना
च
चरतो
ऽन¤च~िnनगमः॥
यEद
भवतो
नजौ
भजजला
ग¤}
कोEकलकम्॥
If
it
is
composed
of
na
(⌣
⌣
⌣),
ja
(⌣

‒

⌣),
bha
(‒

⌣

⌣),
ja
(⌣

‒

⌣),
ja
(⌣

‒

⌣),
la
(⌣)
and
a
long
syllable,

the
metre
is
kokilaka.

The
yati
is
7
by
10.

26.
śārdūlavikrīḍita
(19
syllables)

एP
सbप¤}षाः
पराथ¡घटकाः
Šवाथ•nपEरbय^य
 |
सामाnयाŠत¤
पराथ¡म¤µमभªतः
Šवाथ•Eवरोधœन
|
a
ऽमी
मान¤षरा¬साः
परEहताnŠवाथ•य
EनXनिnत
|
|
त¤
Xनिnत
Eनरथ¡क·
परEहत¢
a
P
न
जानीमŽ॥

स§य•±Ÿम¡सजŠततः
सग¤रवः
शाg¡लEवQीEडतम्॥

Śārdūlavikrīḍita
is
composed
of
ma
(‒

‒

‒),
sa
(⌣
⌣

‒),
ja
(⌣

‒

⌣),
sa
(⌣
⌣

‒),
ta
(‒

‒

⌣),
ta
(‒

‒

⌣)
and
a

long
syllable,
with
the
yati

12
by
7.
27.
sragdharā
(21
syllables)

|ष”
²ीमµशोदास¤तपदकम•
नािŠत
भिRतन¡राण”
|षामािभरकnयाEpयग¤णकथm
नान¤रRता
रस®ा।
|ष”
²ीक©ˆणलीलालिलतरसकथाकण¡m
नŸव
कण›
EधRतािnधRतािnधTताnकथयEत
सतत¢
कीत¡नŠथो
मªदYगः॥
(Śrīmadbhāgavatam)

yभ«Ÿय•न”
³|ण
 E³म¤EनयEतय¤ता
 ‹Vधरा
 की—तaयम्॥

Sragdharā

is
said
to
be
composed
of
ma
(‒

‒

‒),
ra
(‒

⌣

‒
),
bha
(‒

⌣

⌣),
na
(⌣
⌣
⌣)
and
three
ya
(⌣

‒

‒),
with
the
yati
7
by
7
by
7.

B.
Ardhasamavṛtta
metres:
28.
viyoginī
(11
syllables)

¬णसzपEदय¢
स¤fल¡भा
pEतलtधा
प¤}षाथ¡साधनी।
यEद
ना³
Eविचnbयa
Eहत¢
प¤नरq|ष
समागमः
क£तः॥
(Bodhicaryāvatāraḥ
1.4)

Eवषw
यEद
सौ
जगौ
सw
सभरा
€गौ
च
तदा
EवयोEगनी॥

If
the
first
and
third
pādas
consist
of
sa
(⌣
⌣

‒),
sa
(⌣
⌣

‒),
ja
(⌣

‒

⌣)
and
ga
(‒),
and
the
second
and
fourth

consist
of
sa
(⌣
⌣

‒),
bha
(‒

⌣

⌣),
ra
(‒

⌣

‒
),
la
(⌣)
and
ga
(‒),
the
metre
is
viyoginī.

The
yati
in
the
1st
and
3rd
pādas
is
6
by
4,
and
in
the
2nd
and
4th
pādas,
7
by
4.

29.
śiśulīlā
(11
and
12
syllables)
 स¤गताnसस¤ताnसधम¡कायान्
pिणपbयादरतो
ऽिखल”°
वnµान्।
स¤गताbमजस¢वरावतार¢
कथEयˆयािम
यथागम¢
समासात्॥
(Bodhicaryāvatāraḥ
1.1)

pथw
ससजा
गय¤Vमय¤Rता
िशश¤लीला
चरw
सभौ
रयौ
Zत्॥

If
the
first
and
third
pādas
consist
of
sa
(⌣
⌣

‒),
sa
(⌣
⌣

‒),
ja
(⌣

‒

⌣),
ga
(‒)
and
ga
(‒),
and
the
second
and

the
fourth
of
sa
(⌣
⌣

‒),
bha
(‒

⌣

⌣),
ra
(‒

⌣

‒
),
and
ya
(⌣

‒

‒),
the
metre
is
śiśulīlā.

The
yati
in
the
1st
and
3rd
pādas
is
6
by
5,
and
in
the
2nd
and
4th,
7
by
5.
30.
puṣpitāgrā
(12
and
13
syllables)

E³भ¤वनभ¤वनािभरामकोश¢
सकलकलYकहर¢
पर¢
pकाशम्।
 अशरणशरण¢
शर`यमीश¢
हरमजमी±रम[य¤त
¢ pपµœ॥
(from
the
Yogavāsiṣṭham)

अय¤िज
नय¤ग~Eफतो
यकारो
य¤िज
त¤
नजौ
जरगा°
प¤िˆपताUा॥

If
the
1st
and
the
3rd
pādas
consist
of
na
(⌣
⌣
⌣),
na
(⌣
⌣
⌣),
ra
(‒

⌣

‒
)
and
ya
(⌣

‒

‒),
and
the
2nd
and
the

4th
of
na
(⌣
⌣
⌣),
ja
(⌣

‒

⌣),
ja
(⌣

‒

⌣),
ra
(‒

⌣

‒
)
and
ga
(‒),
the
metre
is
puṣpitāgrā.

The
yati
in
the
1st
and
3rd
pādas
is
7
by
5,
and
in
the
2nd
and
4th,
8
by
5.

C.
Jāti
metres:

31.
āryā

मªगमीनस^जनान”
तªणजलसnतोषEवEहतवªcीनाम्।
 ल¤tधकधीवरEपश¤ना
Eनˆकारण¢
वŸEरणो
जगEत॥

यŠयाः
पाh
pथw
iादशमा³ाŠतथा
 तªती|
 ऽEप।

The
metre
whose
1st
and
3rd
pādas
consist
of
12
mātrās,
the
2nd
of
18
mātrās,
and
the
4th
of
15
mātrās
is
āryā.

32.
gīti

जय
िशवशYकर
शzभो
जय
EगEरजाधीश।
जय
जय
साzब
सदािशव
पश¤पEत
जगदीश॥

आ•
हर
हर
हर
महाhव॥
२२
मा³ािbमका
गीEतः॥

Gīti
has
22
mātrās
(in
a
pāda).

The
yati
is
12
mātrās
by
10.
33.
jāti

अEय
EगEरनिnदEन
निnदतwEदEन
Eव±EवनोEदEन
निnदन¤a
EगEरवरEवnlयिशरो
ऽEधEनवाEसEन
Eवˆण¤EवलाEसEन
िजˆण¤न¤a।
भगवEत
Ž
िशEतक`ठक£ट¤िzबEन
भ§Eरक£ट¤िzबEन
भ§Eतक©a
जय
जय
Ž
मEहषास¤रम—दEन
रzयकप—दEन
शŸलस¤a॥
३०
मा³ािbमका
 जाEतः॥

Jāti
has
30
mātrās
(in
a
pāda).

The
yati
is
16
mātrās
by
14.