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THE REV. W. YATES' ESSAY 



The verses in the NaUdaya, measured by the number of the syllables, 

 and interspersed with the others, are of the first class and of the first order 

 of Sanscrit poetry ; and are either of the eighth genus, 's^sj-g;^ , consisting 

 of eight syllables to the jiada, and the fifth species, ■5r?IT%^T ; or of the 

 twelfth genus, «r?r^, consisting of twelve syllables to the pdda, and of the 

 fifth species, ^r^"^- In scanning these metres the only feet employed are 

 the Iambus and Anapaest. In the verses of these metres the alliteration is 

 sometimes the same in all the four pddas ; but most commonly it is differ- 

 ent in the third and fourth pddas to what it is in the first and second. The 

 position of the repeated letters in each pdda is determined by the choice of 

 the poet. The following examples will illustrate these remarks : — 



^ V-/ W \J — 



While he, a sea of excellence, and she, of a loving mind, were in their gloiy, the warbling 

 Jlowery spring returned. 



\j \j — — — — — WW — \j \j ~ \j ^ — 



This river side is very beautiful, free from cranes, and adorned with flowers which have been 

 tasted by the bees. What coyness is this of yours ? said one who with gentle force and flattery 

 led away his beloved. 



In these metres Kaltdasa often confines the alliteration to two of the 

 pddas, in which case, instead of repeating the letters twice, he repeats them 

 four times. In all these instances the letters repeated form complete 

 pddas : — as 



t irir fT?% ftytr fif%f^^''C'?3f-q?! i 



^^tf^^l'+TTWTXT'I twr fkm f^7?T f%HT !| 



' 'Twas as if some angry cuckoo ivas chiding the absent fair ones, and addressing them in 

 broken accents.' 



