A Brief List of Meters
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Blake Wentworth Intensive Intermediate Sanskrit The University of Wisconsin - Madison Summer 2006 छ"दस् : A Brief List of Popular Sanskrit Meters 1. &ोक The !ोक, or अन&’&भ् meter, is an extremely common समव-. characterized by पाद-s of 8 syllables. • The metrical pattern is flexible, but the 5th syllable of each पाद should be short, the 6th syllable long, and the 7th syllable alternately long and short. • Definition: !ो2 ष45 ग&7 89य5 सव;< लघ& प?मम् । ABचत&EपादयोF;Gव5 सHम5 दीघ;मJययोः ।। 2. उपजा-त The उपजाAत meter is a common Aवषमव-. characterized by the free mixture of two regular meters, उNJOवPा (ज, त, ज, ग, ग; 5-6) and इJOवPा (त, त, ज, ग, ग; 5-6). • Definitions: इJOवPा − GयाAदJOवPा यAद तौ जगौ गः । उNJOवPा − उNJOवPा SथU लघौ सा । 3. वस"त-तलका The वसJतAतलका meter is a समव-. characterized by पाद-s of 14 syllables. • The metrical pattern is: त, भ, ज, ज, ग, ग; 8-6. • Definition: उVा वसJतAतलका तभजा जगौ गः । 4. मािलनी The मािलनी meter is a समव-. characterized by पाद-s of 15 syllables. • The metrical pattern is: न, न, म, य, य; 8-7. • Definition: ननमययय&Xय5 मािलनी भोAगलोकYः ।
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Blake WentworthIntensive Intermediate Sanskrit
The University of Wisconsin - MadisonSummer 2006
" : A Brief List of Popular Sanskrit Meters
1. & The !, or &'& meter, is an extremely common -. characterized by -s of 8 syllables.
The metrical pattern is flexible, but the 5th syllable of each should be short, the 6th syllable long, and the 7th syllable alternately long and short. Definition:
!2 45 &7 895 ;< & ? AB&EF;G5 H5 ;J
2. -The A meter is a common A-. characterized by the free mixture of two regular meters, NJOP (, , , , ; 5-6) and JOP (, , , , ; 5-6).
Definitions:JOP GAJOP A NJOP NJOP SU
3. "-The JA meter is a -. characterized by -s of 14 syllables.
The metrical pattern is: , , , , , ; 8-6. Definition:
V JA
4. The meter is a -. characterized by -s of 15 syllables.
The metrical pattern is: , , , , ; 8-7. Definition:
&X5 AY
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5. -The A meter is a -. characterized by -s of 17 syllables.
The metrical pattern is: , , , , , , ; 6-11. Definition:
^ 7O^_a A
6. "9"The JbJ meter is a -. characterized by -s of 17 syllables.
The metrical pattern is: , , , , , , ; 4-6-7. Definition:
JbJc&A^f &g
7. :;-9-The h;AbA meter is a -. characterized by -s of 19 syllables.
The metrical pattern is: , , , , , , ; 12-7. Definition:
jkl^;A h;AbA
