Shrutabodha 25_104

25_104

Meaning: "Where"—in which syllabic metre; "the first"—the beginning of the quarter-verses; "then"—thereafter; "the third"—the third; "the seventh and the ninth, and likewise"—just so; "the final"—the eleventh; "syllable"—sound; "becomes long"—is not light. In the vocative to one whose face is like the moon: "O moon-faced woman!"; "poets"—makers of poetry; "that"—this; "rathoddhatā"—the metre of that name; "call"—they speak of. Rathoddhatā: