106 G. E. Fryer— Pali Studies.— No. 1. [No. 2, 



The J Quietistic', or the mood of the very best men, has calmness for its 

 permanent mood, and kindness, mercy, and joy, as its accessories, v. 370. 



With the exceptions noted below, the metre employed by the author 

 is the ' Vatta', said to be like the Sanskrit s'lolca. 



In closing the first four chapters, and in illustrating (v. 338) the 

 ' Impassioned' figure af Rhetoric, he has adopted the Vasantatilaka Metre. 



In the fifth chapter he has employed the Saddhara Metre of 21 

 syllables, to enumerate the thirty-three ' accessories', v. 346. In describing 

 the kinds of laughter provoked by the ' Comic' flavour, he has used the 

 melodious rhythms of the ' Arya', v. 361, and the mixed ' Mattasamaka' 

 (padakulakam) , v. 362. 



I have met with no commentaries on the work. There is, however, a 

 gloss {tiled,) which is said to be scarce. 



TEXT. 

 NAMO TASSABHAGAVATO ARAHATO SAMMA SAMBUDDHASSA. 



1 . munin davadan ambhoj agabhasambhavasundari 

 saranam paninam Vani may ham pinayatam manam. 



2. Bama-Sammadyalankara santi santo puratana 

 tathapi tu valancenti suddhamagadhika na te. 



3. tenapi nama toseyyam ete 'lankara vajjite 

 anurupen' alarikaren' esam eso parissamo. 



4. yesan na sancita panna, 'nekasattantarocita 

 samohabbhahata 'v' ete navabujjhanti kiflcipi. 



5. kin tehi pada-sussusa yesan natthi gurun' iha 

 ye ta-ppada-rajo-kinna t'eva sadhu vivekino. 



6. kabba-nataka-nikkhita netta citta kavi-jjana 



yam kinci racayant' etam na vimhaj^a-karam param. 



7. te yeva patibhavanto so 'va bandho savimhayo 

 yena tosenti viniiu ye tattha pyavihit' adhara. 



8. bandho ca nama sadd-attha sahita dosa-vajjita 

 pajia-gajja-vimissanam bhedenayam tidha bhave. 



9. nibandho canibandho ca puna dvidha niruppate 

 tan tu papentyalankara vindaniyatarattanam. 



10. anavajjam mukhambhojam anavajja ca bharati 

 alankata 'va sobhante kin nu te niralankata. 



11. vina gurupadesan tarn balo 'lankatthum icchati 

 sampapune na vinnuhi hasa-bhavam kathan nu so. 



