[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Auxiliary Sciences of the Veda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga) › [Metrics (prosody)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda) › [Śrutabodha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt) › 35\_142 # Shrutabodha 35\_142 English (machine translation) 35\_142 - **Language:** English ### [35\_142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt.35_142) Meaning: O beloved!—O darling! In which \[syllabic metre\] the first—initial—pair of syllables—couple of syllables, the fourth, the ninth—having that number, and likewise—in that very manner, with the final—together with the thirteenth syllable, the \[syllable\] after the tenth—the eleventh, is heavy—long; if—supposing that, there is a caesura—pause—at the \[four\] yugas—four—\[and\] the \[nine\] planets—nine syllables; O nectar-creeper!—O you who stand like a creeper of nectar—ambrosia! That indeed—certainly that—syllabic metre named prabhāvatī is defined—stated. Prabhāvatī: 13 syllables per quarter-verse; ⏑ – ⏑, – ⏑ ⏑, ⏑ ⏑ –, ⏑ – ⏑, –; triplets: ja, bha, sa, ja, guru; caesura at 4 and 9. 35. - [Previous: 35\_141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt.35_141) - [Next: 35\_143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt.35_143) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt.35_142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.chanda.srutabodha~en-mt.35_142) · Pramāṇa