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14. Further, in Pali, other kinds of metre, as well as those just spoken 
of, are comprehended under the general name of Gatha. 
15. I will now point out the characteristics of the metres generally used, 
the names of which are noted herein. 
(Here ends) the first chapter giving the general definitions and symbols in prosody. 
16. When (in the first half of a stanza) the sixth foot is an amphibrach 
(J), or a proceleusmatic (NL), and with no amphibrach (J) in the 
odd feet of the remaining six, together with a final long (G) ; and 
when in the second half, the sixth foot is a breve (L) with six other 
feet, together with a final long quantity (G), the metre is called 
Ariya. 
17. If the sixth foot of the first half he a proceleusmatic (NL), the 
pause must be on the first of the four instants ; if in the second 
half, the fifth foot he a proceleusmatic (NL), the pause falls on the 
last syllable of the fourth foot. 
18. A metre possessing the aforesaid characteristics is comprehended 
under the general name of Ariya. 
12. If the initial padas of each half verse are restricted by the pause to 
three feet ( i. e., twelve instants), the metre is Pathya. 
20. If the initial pcidas exceed three feet, the metre is Vipula. 
21. That is Capala, in both halves of which the second and fourth foot 
is an amphibrach (J). 
22. That is Mukhacapala, the first half of which has the characteristics 
of a Capala, and the second half those of a Pathya. 
23. That is Jaghanacapala, the first half of which has the characteris¬ 
tics of a Pathya, and the second half those of a Capala. 
(Here ends the section on) the Ariya class of metres. 
24. That is Giti, in which both halves have the characteristics of the 
first half of the Ariya, with the pause appropriately placed. 
25. That is Upagiti, both halves of which have the characteristics of the 
second half of the Ariya. 
26. That is Uggiti, which exhibits the halves of an Ariya stanza in in¬ 
verted order. 
27. That is Ariyagiti, the halves of which correspond respectively with 
the first half of the Ariya plus one long syllable at the end. 
(Here ends the section on) the Giti class of metres. 
28. That is Yetaliya, which has six instants in its odd quarters, and 
eight instants in the even, followed in each quarter by a cretic (R), 
and iambic (LG) ; in the even quarters six breves should not follow 
consecutively. 
