नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

282 THE NATYASASTRA [ XVI. 88-

the fifteenth and the last are heavy [and the rest light] is called Vilambitagati.¹

Example :

88. vighūrṇita-vilocanā pṛthu-vikīrṇa-hārā punaḥ
    pralamba-raśanā calat-skhalita-pada-manda-kramā ।
    na me priyam idaṁ janasya bahumāna-rāgeṇa yan
    madena vivaśā vilambita-gatiḥ kṛtā tvaṁ priye ॥

O beloved one, your eyes are rolling, the large necklace is displaced, the girdle is hanging loose, and your slow steps are faltering ; I indeed like¹ this your slow gait that you assume out of overwhelming pride due to this man's love and respect [for you].

Citra-lekhā

89. [The metre with the] feet of eighteen syllables of which the first five, the eleventh, the twelfth, the fourteenth, the fifteenth, the seventeenth and the last are heavy [and the rest light] is called Citra-lekhā¹.

Example :

90. nānā-ratnâḍhyair bahubhir adhikaṁ bhūṣaṇair aṅga-saṁsthaḥ
    nānā-gandhâḍhyair madana-jananair aṅga-rāgaiś ca hṛdyaiḥ ।
    keśaiḥ snānârdraiḥ kusuma-racitair vastra-rāgaiś ca tais taiḥ
    kānte saṁkṣepāt kim iha bahunā citra-lekhêva bhāsi ॥

O beloved one, you shine very much with the many bejewelled ornaments worn in your limbs, various pleasant cosmetics rich in passion-inspiring scents, hairs clean after bath and decorated with flowers, and varied colours of your clothes. What shall I say more? To be brief, you appear like a painted picture.

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¹ Scheme (◡ - ◡, ◡ ◡ -, ◡ - ◡, ◡ ◡ -, ◡ - ◡, ◡ -). This is called Pṛthvī by Piṅgala and his followers.
88 (C.85, B.XV.116). ¹ lit. Is it not dear to me?
89 (C.16, B.XV.117). ¹ Scheme (- - -, - - ◡, ◡ ◡ ◡, ◡ - -, ◡ - -, ◡ - -). This is called Kusumita-latā-vellitā by Piṅgala and his followers.
90 (C.87, B.XV.118).