An Outline of the Metres in the Pāḷi Canon
A concise but thorough explanation of the metres that are found in the Pāli canon, along with examples and glossary.
A concise but thorough explanation of the metres that are found in the Pāli canon, along with examples and glossary.
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<strong>An</strong> <strong>Outl<strong>in</strong>e</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Metres</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Pāḷi</strong> <strong>Canon</strong> - 22<br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g this time and which are described below (for more on <strong>the</strong><br />
development <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Tuṭṭhubha, see <strong>the</strong> Appendix).<br />
Example <strong>of</strong> early Tuṭṭhubha from Guhaṭṭhakasutta (Sn IV: 2) (vs<br />
776-779):<br />
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Passāmi loke pariphandamānaṁ,<br />
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pajaṁ imaṁ taṇhāgataṁ bhavesu,<br />
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hīnā narā maccumukhe lapanti -<br />
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avītataṇhāse bhavābhavesu.<br />
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Mamāyite passatha phandamāne,<br />
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macche va appodake khīṇasote,<br />
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etam-pi disvā amamo careyya,<br />
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bhavesu āsattim-akubbamāno.<br />
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Ubhosu antesu v<strong>in</strong>eyya chandaṁ,<br />
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phassaṁ pariññāya anānugiddho,<br />
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yad-attagar a hī tad-akubbamāno:<br />
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na lippatī diṭṭhasutesu dhīro.<br />
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Saññaṁ pariññā vitareyya oghaṁ,<br />
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pariggahesu muni nopalitto,
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