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Two: Description of the Metres
2.21 Samavutta
(Samavṛtta)
The more popular of these fixed metres, Upajāti, Vaṁsaṭṭhā, Rucirā, and Rathoddhatā, and Svāgatā have been described in 2.8, 2.12, & 2.14 above.
Some others occur, which we may outline here:
Pamitakkharā (from gaṇacchandas):
⏔−¦⏑−⏑¦⏑⏑−¦⏑⏑× x4
Example: Lakkhaṇasuttanta (DN. 30. 2. 15): read
⏑⏑−¦⏑−⏑¦⏑⏑−¦⏑⏑−
Atha ce pi pabbajati so manujo,
−−¦⏑−⏑¦⏑⏑−¦⏑⏑−
dhammesu hoti paguṇo visavī
−−¦⏑−⏑¦⏑⏑−¦⏑⏑−
tassānusāsaniguṇābhirato,
−−¦⏑−⏑¦⏑⏑−¦⏑⏑−
anvāyiko bahujano bhavati.
Upaṭṭhitā:
−−⏑⏑−⏑⏑−⏑× (x 4)
Example: Ja 125 20-21 This is Warder's reference, given on page 221 of Pāli Metre, I have been unable to trace it.01
Dodhaka (an Āpātalikā even line repeated):
−⏑⏑−⏑⏑¦−⏑⏑−× (x 4)
Example: the last two verses of Kokāliyasutta (Sn III:10) (vs 677-8): read
−⏑⏑−⏑⏑¦−⏑⏑−−
Te gaṇitā viduhī tilavāhā,
−⏑⏑−⏑⏑¦−⏑⏑−−
ye Padume niraye upanītā
⏑⏑−⏑⏑−⏑⏑¦−⏑⏑−−
nahutāni hi koṭiyŏ pañca bhavanti, This line is irregular, we should exclude koṭiyo m.c., which then gives a normal line.02
−⏑⏑−⏑⏑¦−⏑⏑−−
dvādasa koṭisatāni punaññā. (Sn 677)
Other Metres: there are 3 others have not been named:
⏑⏑⏑−−× (x 4) (Th 381)
⏑−⏑−⏑−⏑−⏑− (x 4) (SN 1:14)
−−−−−⏑⏑⏑⏑−−× (x 4) (Th 111)
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