Shrutabodha 46_170

46_170

Meaning: Delighted with the rut of a musk deer—with musk. In which syllabic metre the first—prior, four syllables are not light—are heavy; the sixth and seventh also [are not light]; likewise, O woman whose thighs have the charm of a plantain stem—of a banana stalk; the two before the sixteenth—the fourteenth and fifteenth, the two after the sixteenth—the seventeenth and eighteenth syllables, and in that manner the final two—the twentieth and twenty-first are heavy. If, O maiden, a caesura is observed—known at the sages, the sages, and the sages—at seven and seven; O woman of graceful limbs—fair-limbed lady; that celebrated—famous syllabic metre named sragdharā is proclaimed—stated by venerable—worthy of worship, prince-poets—eminent poets. Quarter-verse syllables: 21; triplets: ma, ra, bha, na, ya, ya, ya; caesura: 7, 7, 7; S S S, S | S, S | |, | | |, | S S, | S S, | S S. 43.