Two: Description of the Metres

 

2.21 Samavutta
(Samavçtta)

The more popular of these fixed metres, Upajàti, Vaüsaññhà, Rucirà, and Rathoddhatà, and Svàgatà have been described in 2.8, 2.12, & 2.14 above.

Some others occur, which we may outline here:

Pamitakkharà (from gaõacchandas):

ÈÜÐÛÜÛÐÛÛÜÐÛÛé x4

Example: Lakkhaõasuttanta (DN. 30. 2. 15):

ÛÛÜÐÛÜÛÐÛÛÜÐÛÛÜ
Atha ce pi pabbajati so manujo,

ÜÜÐÛÜÛÐÛÛÜÐÛÛÜ
dhammesu hoti paguõo visavã

ÜÜÐÛÜÛÐÛÛÜÐÛÛÜ
tassànusàsaniguõàbhirato,

ÜÜÐÛÜÛÐÛÛÜÐÛÛÜ
anvàyiko bahujano bhavati.

 

Upaññhità:

ÜÜÛÛÜÛÛÜÛé (x 4)

Example: Ja 125 20-21 01

 

Dodhaka (an âpàtalikà even line repeated):

ÜÛÛÜÛÛÐÜÛÛÜé (x 4)

Example: the last two verses of Kokàliyasutta (Sn III:10) (vs 677-8):

ÜÛÛÜÛÛÐÜÛÛÜÜ
Te gaõità viduhã tilavàhà,

ÜÛÛÜÛÛÐÜÛÛÜÜ
ye Padume niraye upanãtà

ÛÛÜÛÛÜÛÛÐÜÛÛÜÜ
nahutàni hi koñiyÖ paÿca bhavanti, 02

ÜÛÛÜÛÛÐÜÛÛÜÜ
dvàdasa koñisatàni punaÿÿà. (Sn 677)

 

Other Metres: there are 3 others have not been named:

ÛÛÛÜÜé (x 4) (Th 381)

ÛÜÛÜÛÜÛÜÛÜ (x 4) (SN 1:14)

ÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÜÜé (x 4) (Th 111)

 

last updated: March 2006