Shrutabodha 46_174

46_174

Meaning: Through the division into equal, half-equal, and uneven, a syllabic metre is of three kinds.
Definitions of equal, half-equal, and uneven syllabic metres:
That whose four feet are marked by identical definitions, / those who know the truth of the science of metrics declare to be an equal syllabic metre. || 1
That syllabic metre whose third quarter-verse is equal to the first foot, / and whose second is like the fourth, is called half-equal. || 2
That whose four quarter-verses have definitions distinct from one another, / the experts in the science of metrics call an uneven syllabic metre. || 3