Shrutabodha 34_138

34_138

Meaning: O you whose sprout-like hands are like the shoots of the Aśoka tree! (in the vocative case for one whose sprout-like hands—that is, two hands—are like the sprout—that is, a bud—of the Aśoka tree, a particular species of tree!) In which [syllabic metre] the quarter-verses of vaṃśastha—the four quarter-verses of the vaṃśastha metre—have their first syllable heavy—that is, the initial syllables are heavy! O you who long for the stage of love-play with youthful wantonness! (in the vocative case for one who has a longing—a desire—for the stage of sexual love—in the battle of love-making—through the wanton dalliances—the play—of youthfulness—youth!) Poets—those who know poetry—call this indravaṃśā—a metre of this name. Indravaṃśā: 12 syllables per quarter-verse; metrical triplets: ta, ta, ja, ra; caesura at 5 and 7; – – ⏑, – – ⏑, ⏑ – ⏑, – ⏑ –. 34.