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-XVI. 124 ] METRICAL PATTERNS 289

Pathyā

121. If [in Anuṣṭup], the first foot contains sa, sa, ga, ga, and the second sa, ra, la, ga and such will be the remaining even and odd feet¹, it is called Pathyā².

Example :

122. priya-daivata-mitrāsi priya-sambandhi-bāndhavā¹ ।
²priya-dāna-ratā pathyā dayite³ tvaṃ priyâsi me ॥

You respect the gods and the friends, you love the matrimonial relations and the kinsmen, you are disposed to make affectionate gifts and you are agreeable, O beloved one, you are dear to me.

Uneven Pathyā

123. [The Anuṣṭup metre of which] the first foot contains ma, ra, ga, ga, the second ya, sa, la, ga, the third ra, bha, la, ga and the fourth ja, sa, la, ga [is called an all-uneven (sarva-viṣamā) Pathyā]¹.

Example :

124. naivâcāro, na te mitraṃ na sambandhi-guṇa-kriyā¹ ।
sarvathā sarva-viṣamā pathyā na bhavasi priye ॥

O dear one, you have no [good] conduct, no friend and you have no good action towards the relatives and are in every way very rough ; so you are not agreeable.

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121 (C.120, B.XV.162). ¹ C. gives the correct reading yugmāyujakau 'even and odd' (feet).
² (I & III) ᴗ ᴗ —, ᴗ ᴗ —, — — and (II & IV) ᴗ ᴗ —, — ᴗ —, ᴗ —
122 (C.121, B.XV.163). ¹ C. daivata for sambandhi.
² C. varā for ratā.
³ C. yadyapi for dayite.
123 (C.133, B.XV.164). ¹ (I) — — —, — ᴗ —, — —, (II) ᴗ — —, ᴗ ᴗ —, ᴗ —, (III) — ᴗ —, — ᴗ ᴗ, ᴗ —, (IV) — ᴗ ᴗ, ᴗ ᴗ —, ᴗ —.
124 (C.134, B.XV.165). ¹ B. priyā for kriyā.

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