नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

294 THE NATYASASTRA [ XVI. 150-

la, the second of na, sa, ja, ga, the third of bha, na, ja, la, ga and the fourth of sa, ja, sa, ja, ga.¹

Example :

146. tava roma-rājir atibhāti
sutanu madanasya mañjarīm |
nābhi-kamala-vivarôtpatita-
bhramarâvalīva kusumāt samudgatā ||

O fair one, the hairs which rise from the hollow of your lotus-like navel are comparable with a swarm of bees coming out of flowers and they exceed in beauty Cupid's blossoms.

Lalitā

147. The metre Lalitā has its first foot consisting of sa, ja, sa, la the second foot of na, sa, ja, ga, the third foot of na, na, sa, sa, and the fourth foot of sa, ja, sa, ja, ga.¹

Example :

148.
lalitā kula-bhramita cāru-vasana-kara-cāru-pallavā |
pravikasitakamala-kānti mukhi pravibhāsi-devi surata-śramâturā||

O lady, hurriedly but gracefully moving the beautiful clothes and the delicate hands and having a blooming lotus-like face you look charming after the fatigue of love's sports.

149. These are the syllabic metres of the even and uneven types, to be used in dramas and poems.

150. There are besides many other syllabic metres which have been mentioned here collectively. They are not to be used because they do not embellish [a composition].

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¹ Scheme (I) ᴗ ᴗ –, ᴗ – ᴗ, ᴗ ᴗ –, ᴗ, (II) ᴗ ᴗ ᴗ, ᴗ ᴗ –, ᴗ – ᴗ, –, (III) – ᴗ ᴗ, ᴗ ᴗ ᴗ, ᴗ – ᴗ, ᴗ –, (IV) ᴗ ᴗ –, ᴗ – ᴗ, ᴗ ᴗ –, ᴗ – ᴗ, –
146 (C.136, B.XV.189).
147 (C.137, B.XV.190). ¹ Scheme (I & II) same as in Udgatā. (III) ᴗ ᴗ ᴗ, ᴗ ᴗ ᴗ, ᴗ ᴗ –, ᴗ ᴗ–, (IV) ᴗ ᴗ –, ᴗ – ᴗ, ᴗ ᴗ–, ᴗ – ᴗ, Piṅgala's Lalitā has the fourth foot similar to that of Udgatā
148 (C.133, B.XV.191).
149 (C.148, B.XV.192). 150 (C.149 B.XV.193).