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> - 23<br />
−−⏑−¦−⏑−¦−⏑−−<br />
abbūḷhasallo caraṁ appamatto,<br />
−−⏑−¦−−⏑¦−⏑−−<br />
nāsiṁsatī lokaṁ imaṁ parañ-cā ti.<br />
Mixed Tuṭṭhubhajagatī, from Ratanasutta (Khp 6:8):<br />
⏑−⏑−¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Jagatī<br />
Yath<strong>in</strong>dakhīlo paṭhaviṁ sito siyā<br />
⏑−⏑−¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Jagatī<br />
catubbhi vātehi asampakampiyo,<br />
⏑−⏑−¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−− Tuṭṭhubha<br />
tathūpamaṁ sappurisaṁ vadāmi,<br />
−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Jagatī<br />
yo ar i yasaccāni avecca passati -<br />
⏑−⏑−¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−− Tuṭṭhubha<br />
idam-pi Sanghe ratanaṁ paṇītaṁ:<br />
−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−− Tuṭṭhubha<br />
etena saccena suvatthi hotu!<br />
Extended Tuṭṭhubha, from Nālakasutta (Sn III: 11) (vs 679-680):<br />
−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑−−<br />
Ānandajāte tidasagaṇe patīte<br />
−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑−−<br />
sakkacca Indaṁ sucivasane ca deve,<br />
−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑−−<br />
dussaṁ gahetvā atiriva thomayante<br />
⏑⏑−⏑⏑¦−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−<br />
Asito isi addassa divāvihāre. 1<br />
−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑−−<br />
Disvāna deve muditamane udagge,<br />
−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑⏑−¦−⏑−−<br />
cittiṁkaritvā idam-avocāsi tattha: 2<br />
1 1st syllable is resolved, 4th syllable is short, we might have expected to<br />
f<strong>in</strong>d a read<strong>in</strong>g isī.<br />
2 Perhaps we should understand avŏcāsi m.c.
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