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S'ri Narayan Singli— The battle of Kanarpi Ghat . [No. 1, 
The Doha is well-known, and need not be described at length. The 
following Prakrit lines describe it, and are current in Mithila : 
TC, m I 
si 
U® ®W® *C5 II 
SJ 7 
‘ Put thirteen instants in the first half-stanza, and eleven in the 
second, then again thirteen and eleven, and this is the description of the 
doha.’ The above is itself an example of the metre. 
The Bhujangaprayat, which closely corresponds to the Hansagati 
Chhand described in Kellogg’s prosody, p. 22, consists of four Bacchics 
( -), called or in Indian prosody. The rule current con¬ 
cerning this metre is 
The Narach consists of eight lambics ( ^ — ), or in Indian 
prosody. The following Prakrit verses are examples of the metre, and 
at the same time give the rule for its formation. 
JHSc fsrccTCT, HUT® Hlf « | 
smi® fTi ®?re %t n 
4 A Pramanika verse consists of eight syllables, a long and a short 
one alternately. Double the Pramanika and it becomes the Narach.’ 
The Tribhangi Chhand consists of 32 instants, divided into 10 + 8 
+ 8 + 6 instants. It is described in Kellogg’s prosody, p. 23. Each 
line must end with a long syllable. The following Prakrit example 
gives the rule : 
tnjii *rt®‘ h® hi ®t® ®h® i 
JIH %r?j; f®5?®® ®Tf K ®TT% HT HH® || 
5)T tr®* WfH 1 ®5! HIT ®THfn JI®) I 
fclfawt ^ 1W1®H ®®5 ®f®'^T fsffi® II 
s Pirst stop on the tenth instant, then on the eighth, then again on 
the eighth and on the sixth. The last letter of the line must be long. 
The wise Phanindra says that this verse if in proper form enchants the 
three worlds, accomplishes the objects of full grown youths, and creates 
happiness. But if it is not so, it is like a damsel with pendulous bosom, 
annoying to her lord.’ 
The Padakulak consists of 64 instants, divided into four quarter- 
verses of6+4+4+2 instants each. The last syllables of the second 
and fourth quarters must be long. G. A. G. 
