वीरमित्रोदय: राजनीतिप्रकाश (महामहोपाध्याय मित्रमिश्र - प्राचीन भारतीय राजनीति एवं शासन कोष)

(-) -> that's - . - ! That violates Śārdūlavikrīḍita! Śārdūlavikrīḍita MUST be: - - - (ma-gaṇa)! If it is: त्सिं (G) हा (G) ति (L) क्र (G)? No! Wait: त्सिं (-) हा (-) ति (.) क्र (.)? No, kra followed by ma: ति is before kra, so ति is followed by a conjunct (kr)! Thus ति becomes GURU! Wait! If ति is followed by kr, then: त्सिं (-) हा (-) ति (before kr) = (-) क्र (.) म (.) वी (-) That would be: - - - . . - ! Wait! Let's check: ma: - - - sa: . . - If ति is guru, and kra is laghu, ma is laghu: ति (-) क्र (.) म (.) That's - . . (dactyl), NOT . . - (anapest)! Wait! Let's re-scan! In Sanskrit prosody, a vowel before 'kr' (stop + liquid) is OPTIONALLY light (laghu)! "प्रह्रस्वे वा" / "रलयोः पूर्वं वा"! Before pra, bra, kra, tra, a preceding short vowel can remain laghu! So 'ति' before 'क्र' CAN BE LAGHU! Then what about 'क्र'? 'क्र' is