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Two: Description of the Metres
2.23 Visamavutta
(Visamavçtta)
In Lakkhaõasuttanta DN. 30 we find two metres belonging to this class, which has four dissimilar lines to the verse. The first is derived from mattàchandas:
Upaññhitappacupita:
ÈÜÜÛÛÜÛÜ,ÛÜÛÛÜé
ÈÜÈÛÛÜÛÜÛÜé
ÛÛÛÛÛ,ÛÛÛé
ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ,ÛÛÛÜÛÛÜé
Example from Lakkhaõasuttanta, (D. 30. 1. 30): 01
ÜÜÜÛÛÜÛÜ,ÛÜÛÛÜÜ
Akkhodaÿ-ca adhiññhahã adàsi ca dànaü,
ÜÜÛÛÛÛÜÛÜÛÜÜ
vatthàni ca sukhumàni succhavãnã,
ÛÛÛÛÛ,ÛÛÛÜ
purimatarabhavÕ ñhito,
ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ,ÛÛÛÜÛÛÜÜ
abhivisaji mahim-iva suro abhivassaü
Uggatà (from gaõacchandas):
ÛÛÜÛÜÛÛÛÜé
ÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÜÛé
ÈÛÈÛÛÛÜÛÛé
ÛÛÜÛÜÛÛÛÜÛÜÛé
Example from Lakkhaõasuttanta, (D. 30. 2.12):
ÛÛÜÛÜÛÛÛÜÜ
Sugatãsu so phalavipàkaü,
ÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÜÛÜ
anubhavati tattha modati,
ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÜ
idha ca pana bhavati gopakhumo,
ÛÛÜÛÜÛÛÛÜÛÜÛÜ
abhinãlanettanayano sudassano.