नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

292 THE NATYASASTRA [ XVI, 136-

136. These are all-uneven metres of the Anuṣṭup class. The authorities differ from one another as regards [the arrangement of] the triads and syllables.¹

Vānavāsikā

137. The metre which has its feet consisting of sixteen Mātrās as parts of Gāthā to be divided into four sections in terms of triads and the part of a triad, is called Vānavāsikā.¹

Example :

138. asaṁthita-padā suviḥvalâṅgī
mada-skhalita-ceṣṭita-manojñā ।
kva yāsyasi varoru surata-kāle
viṣamā kiṁ vānavāsikā tvam ॥

O fair lady, your gait is unsteady, limbs are agitated, and your faltering movements due to ardent passion are charming. Where are you going at the time of love’s enjoyment ? Are you a perverse woman of Vanavāsi ?

Ketumatī

139. The metre of which the first and the third feet consist of sa, ja, sa, ga and the second and the fourth bha, ra, na, ga, is called Ketumatī.¹

Example :

140. sphuritâdharaṁ cakita-netram
rakta-kapolam ambuja-dalâkṣam ।
kim idaṁ ruṣâpahṛta-śobhaṁ
ketumatī-samaṁ vada mukhaṁ te ॥

Your lips are throbbing, the eyes which are like lotus-petals are trembling and the cheeks are red. Tell me why has your face robbed of its beauty by anger, become like Ketumatī (flame) ?

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136 (B.XV.178). ¹ C. omits this.
137 (C.146, B.XV.179). ¹ Piṅgala calls this Mātrāsamaka. His Vānavāsikā is simply a variety of this. See CSS. p. 21.
138 (C.147, B.XV.180).
139 (C.140, BXV.181). ¹ Scheme : (I & III) ᴗ ᴗ -, ᴗ - ᴗ, ᴗ ᴗ -, -, (II & IV) - ᴗ ᴗ, - ᴗ -, ᴗ ᴗ ᴗ, - -
140 (C.141, B.XV.182).