behoeen Nagasena and Nagarjiina. 197 



Kamayana and the Puranas are written." The species under 

 notice is thus defined : — 



" The Anushtubh stanza is divided into four padas of 

 eight syllables each. In its most regular form, the first foot 

 is any one except a tribrach, the second may be a dactyl, a 

 tribrach, cretic or anapaest ; the other two syllables are in- 

 differently long or short." 



Another peculiarity in the formation of the Anushtubh is, 

 cf that the fifth syllable of each line is short, the sixth long, 

 and the seventh alternately long and short ; whilst the first 

 four syllables and the eighth are arbitrary." 



By reducing the passage in question into symbolical 

 figures, it will be perceived at a glance, that there are three 

 prosodial errors ; — one in the 2nd line ; another in the 11th ; 

 and a third in the 14th ; whilst the 12th line, in which it is 

 stated that a of is omitted before shardan, and the 16th, 

 which is said to contain a denunciation of the six Arahatwas, 

 are clearly free from prosodial errors. Two of the errors 

 which I have noticed are of a trifling character, as they may 

 easily be rectified without adding anything to the sense. 

 The letter a in apt " afterwards," with which the 2nd line of 

 this passage commences, is omitted ; when added, the Kne 

 runs thus : — 



Api punnyashraya nripah :■ ^ ^ — ^ — ^ = 8. 



The 14th line is thus correctly rendered in the Nagari 

 version of the Eaja Tarangani printed at Calcutta in 1835 ; 

 and I at once adopt it, as it is free from error. 



Neka bhumisward bhavat : r> — <-n>> — — ^ = 8. 



In the 11th line there is an unaccountable confusion, both in 

 the Nagari version, and in the extract published by Pro- 

 fessor Wilson ; and I confess that it is impossible, without 

 materially altering the sense, to redeem it from the palpable 

 inaccuracy of rendering the 5th a long, and the 6th a short 

 syllable. 



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