Shrutabodha 18_45
English (machine translation) 18_45
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18_45
Meaning: In a verse, that is, in a metrical stanza (in an anuṣṭubh); everywhere, that is, in all four quarter-verses; the sixth, that is, that syllable; should be known, that is, understood, as heavy, that is, long; the fifth syllable as light, that is, having one mora; and in the second and fourth quarter-verses, the seventh, that is, the seventh syllable, should be known as short, that is, light; in the other two, that is, in the first and third quarter-verses, the seventh syllable should be known as long, that is, having two morae.
Vernacular: In whatever verse the sixth syllable is heavy and the fifth syllable is light in all four quarter-verses, and the seventh syllable is short in the second and fourth quarter-verses, but the seventh syllable is long in the first and third quarter-verses, they call that the anuṣṭubh metre. (10)