Shrutabodha 1_13

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Syntactic prose order: ahaṃ avistaraṃ taṃ śrutabodhaṃ sampravakṣyāmi, yena śrutamātreṇa chandasāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ budhyate.
Meaning: 'ahaṃ'—I, Kālidāsa; 'avistaram'—that in which there is no extension, that is to say, prolixity or useless presentation, meaning full of useful matter; 'tam'—that which is well known as composed by a great poet; 'śrutabodha'—the metric text of that name; 'sampravakṣyāmi'—I shall delineate; 'yena'—by which treatise; 'śrutamātreṇa'—by merely hearing, that is, merely upon reaching the ear; 'chandasām'—of the metres like āryā, anuṣṭubh, etc.; 'lakṣaṇam'—the characteristic nature of syllables and morae; 'budhyate'—is understood. (1)