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> - 25<br />
⏑−⏑−¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−− Upajāti<br />
aniccato sabbabhavaṁ vipassaṁ,<br />
−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Vaṁsaṭṭhā<br />
taṁ me idaṁ taṁ nu kadā bhavissati?<br />
⏑−⏑−¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Vaṁsaṭṭhā<br />
Kadā nuhaṁ bh<strong>in</strong>napaṭandharo muni,<br />
−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Vaṁsaṭṭhā<br />
kāsāvavattho amamo nirāsayo,<br />
−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−− Upajāti<br />
rāgañ-ca dosañ-ca ta<strong>the</strong>va mohaṁ<br />
−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑−− Upajāti<br />
hantvā, sukhī pavanagato vihassaṁ? 1<br />
Rucirā from Lakkhaṇasuttanta (D. 30. 2. 9):<br />
⏑−⏑−,¦⏑⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−<br />
Na pāṇ<strong>in</strong>ā na ca pana daṇḍaleḍḍunā,<br />
−−⏑−,¦⏑⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−<br />
sat<strong>the</strong>na vā maraṇavadhena vā puna,<br />
−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−<br />
ubbādhanāyā paritajjanāya vā, 2<br />
⏑−⏑−,¦⏑⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−<br />
na heṭhayī janatam-aheṭhako ahu.<br />
−−⏑−,¦⏑⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−<br />
Teneva so sugatim-upecca modati<br />
⏑−⏑−,¦⏑⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−<br />
sukhapphalaṁ kariya 3 sukhāni v<strong>in</strong>dati.<br />
1 Show<strong>in</strong>g resolution <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 5th syllable<br />
2 This is an Indavaṁsā l<strong>in</strong>e<br />
3 Read<strong>in</strong>g kariya as hav<strong>in</strong>g 3 syllables
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