A History of Sanskrit Literature c12.s3.33

c12.s3.33

³ In 424 half-stanzas in ii, vi, and x there are only 10 Vipulās, 8 first, 1 second (irregular ◡ — — — beginning), 1 third; 4 fourth Vipulās in Nandargikar’s ed. must be false readings. Before the first Vipulā the first foot is 6 times ◡ — — — or ◡ ◡ — — as against 2 ◡ — ◡ —, a phenomenon like the facts in Kālidāsa.