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deoii^nation from Saurashtra or SoratCha *. The cir- 

 cumstance is remarkable. 



Another tetrastich, which it is requisite to notice, 

 is denominated Rola. Each verse contains 24 rnatras : 

 and this species of metre admits twelve varieties, from 

 '24 short syllables to 1 1 long and two short, bearing 

 distinct names. 



The ShcH'padica (Pr. CJniapplia) is a stanza of six 

 verses : arranged in a tetrastich and couplet ; the first 

 termed Cavycj, and the second UllaJa. In the tetra- 

 stich, each verse contains 24 moments (scanned 2+ fiv^e 

 times 4+2, or else ()+ four limes 4+2) with a pause at 

 the llth moment; and each verse of the couplet con- 

 tains 28 moments, with a pause at the 15th. The va- 

 rieties are extremely numerous, according to the num- 

 ber and the places of the long and short syllables. No 

 fewer than forty- five variations of the tetrastich, and 

 seventy- one uf the whole stanza, have separate names. 

 They are distinguished by the number of short and long 

 syllables (from 152 short to 70 long and 12 short in 

 the whole stanza, or fron 96 short to 44 long and 8 

 short in the tetrastich). The following example is ex- 

 tracted from the Pingala--vri(U. 



Ch'happ'da or Shat'padica. 



Plnd'hiiu di d'ha saa n aha ; baha uppara pac'hc'hara dai, 

 • Band'hu samadi, ranad'haliiu. Sami Hamini baana lai, 

 Uduunaha; paha bhamau ; c'hai^a viu sisa hi jhalau. 

 Pac'hc'hara pac'hchara, t'helli pelH, pabbaa appariiu. 

 Hammira cajja Jajjalla bhan a, cohadala mahu inahajalau. 

 Sulatana sisa caraba'a dai, lejji calevara, dia chaliiu. 



• The peninsula, between the gulfs ct' Cambay and Cutch. The 

 name remains, but the boundaries of tl.c j)rovince are more restricted 

 than in ancient times. Ir stJl,' however, includes the remains of 

 Ceishna's city of Dzva'rca ; the celebrated temple of Somana t'' ha 

 so frequently plundered by me Muharncddns ; and the mountain of 

 Girana'ra held Sacred by the Jiiinas no less than by the followers of 

 the Fedu. 



