नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

-XVI. 96 ] METRICAL PATTERNS 283

Śārdūla-vikrīḍita

91-92. [The metre with] the feet of nineteen syllables of which the first three, the sixth, the eighth, the twelfth, the thirteenth, the fourteenth, the sixteenth, the seventeenth and the last are heavy [and the rest light] is called Śārdūlavikrīḍita¹

Example :

nānā-śastra-śataghni-tomara-hatāḥ prabhraṣṭa-sarvâyudhāḥ
nirbhinnôdara-pada-bāhu-vadanā nirbhartsitāḥ śatravaḥ ।
dhairyôtsāha-parākrama-prabhṛtibhis tais tair vicitra-guṇaiḥ
vṛttaṁ te ripu-ghāti bhāti samare śārdūla-vikrīḍitam ॥

The enemies have been repelled after [some of them have been] killed with various weapons, Śataghni and Tomara and [some have] their bellies, arms, feet and face pierced and [some have] lost all their weapons. Your enemy-killing exploits in battle comparable to the tiger's sports and characterised by virtues such as, patience, energy and valour, are splendid.¹

Suvadanā

94-95. [The metre with the] feet of twenty syllables of which the first four, the sixth, the seventh, the fourteenth, the fifteenth, the sixteenth and the last are heavy [and the rest light] is called Suvadanā.¹

Example :

netre līlâlasânte kamala-dala-nibhe bhrū-cāpa-rucire
gaṇḍôṣṭhaṁ pīna-madhyaṁ sama-sahita-ghanaḥ snigdhāś ca daśanāḥ ।
karṇāv aṁsa-pralambau cibukam api nataṁ ghoṇā surucirā
vyaktaṁ tvaṁ martya-loke varatanu vihitāsyêkā suvadanā ॥

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91-92 (C.88-89. B.XV.119, 120, 121 . ¹ Scheme (---, ᴗ ᴗ -, ᴗ - ᴗ, ᴗ ᴗ -, - - ᴗ, - - ᴗ, -).
93 (C.90, BXV.122). ¹ B. gives an additional example of this (B.XV.123).
94-95 (C.91-92, B.XV.124-125, 126). ¹ Scheme (---, - ᴗ -, ᴗ ᴗ ᴗ, ᴗ ᴗ ᴗ, ᴗ - -, - ᴗ ᴗ, ᴗ -).
96 (C.93, B.XV.127).