PRACRIT POETRY. 



465 



Comprising 2 varieties 

 of tire odd verses. 

 I. 1. (or Tr.) ; and 

 4 of the even verses. 

 I. B (or P^. 2d or 

 4th or 5 Br.) 



2. Udichi/a vritta, odd verses 

 begin with I. 



3. Prachiia 'vritta, even verses 

 C. or P^. 4. 



4. Pravrittaca, the 2 preceding 

 combined. 



5. Af)ara'itica, l6 X4 =64 c. 

 [Pracli), 



6. Charuhdsini, 14 X 4 zz5Q c. 

 (Udtchj. 



2. Ma'tra' SAMACA, l6 (4/4) 



X 4 = 64 c. End S. or A, 

 Begin S. A. D. or Pr. 



1. MaItu tamaca, 2d. ft. S. A. 



or D. 3d. ft. A. 



2. V'ls'loca, 2d Sc. or Pr. 3d. S. 

 or D. 



, 3. Vdnauisacj, 2d S. A. or D. 

 ii' 3d Sc. or Pr. 



4. Chitra, 2d Sc. or Pii. 3d A. 



Sc, or Pr. 



5. Upach'itrA, 2d S. A. or D. 3:1 



S. or D. 



6. Pddaculaca, the above inter- 

 mixed. 

 The 1st species admits 24 va- 

 rieties ; the 2d, 32 ; & the 

 3 next, 48 each. The va- 

 riations of the last species 

 are very numerous. 



3. GiTYA RY a' or Ac/ialad'hriit, 



JO -f 4 All short syllables. 



4. Dwic'handaca ; or Cou- 



plet. 

 1. Sichdox Chudd, 32 Be, 



+ 16 L. 

 2 species : Ji/othh 1st verse 



32 Br. 2d" 16 L. 

 Saniu/d or Arari^dcridd 1st 



verse 16 L. 2d 32 Br. 

 Also 1 S'ic'/ia 30+32 — 



62 c. 



1st Verse 28 Br. +L. 

 2d 30 Br. L. d- 



2. Ch.i7:ja, 32 +30 =62 C. 



1st 30 Br. + L. 2d28BK. 

 + L. 



3 . Ch ul'ioa or Atiruchira 29 + 29 



= 5Sc, 27 Bk. + L. 

 Also 3 Chultca 2Q +31=60 c. 

 1st \ erse 2? Br. + L. 2d 

 29 Br. + L. 



III. Matra vritta of Pracrii prosody continued from 

 Tabk I. 



8. Doha S. Dwipat'ha, 13 + 

 11 + 13+11=43 c. 



3 ft. viz. odd verses 6+4+3. 



even verse 6 +4+1. 

 23 species from 23 L+2Br, to 



48 Br. 



9. Ut each 'ha Pr. Uccach'ha, 

 iix6=66c. 



6 verses, 3 ft, each 4 f 4-i-3. 

 8 species from 66 Br. to 28 L 



+ 10 Br. 



lO.Rola or Lola, 24X4 = 96c. 

 Pause ii + 13. Usually eiid in L. 



Vol, X, 



12 species from 12 L to 24 Br. 



1 1 . Gandha Pr. Gandhana, 1 7 

 + 18 + 17+18 = 70 Syll. 



12. Chatushpada or Chatush- 

 padica Pr. Chaupaia Chaupaa^ 

 30X4X4 = 480c. 



Id verses ; 74 ft, 4X74-L. 



13. GhnttaS: Ghattananda,3l 

 XV. = 62c. 10 + 8+13 = 4X7 + 

 3 Br, or 11+7 +13=6+3 X3 



+ 5 + 4+3 + 2 + 2 Br. 



14- Shat'pada or Shat'padica 

 Pr. Cnhapauy 96+50=152 C. 



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