An Outline of the Metres in the Pāḷi Canon

An Outline of the Metres in the Pāḷi Canon - 38
Example: Lakkhaṇasuttanta (DN. 30. 2. 15):
⏑⏑−¦⏑−⏑¦⏑⏑−¦⏑⏑−
Atha ce pi pabbajati so manujo,
−−¦⏑−⏑¦⏑⏑−¦⏑⏑−
dhammesu hoti paguṇo visavī
−−¦⏑−⏑¦⏑⏑−¦⏑⏑−
tassānusāsaniguṇābhirato,
−−¦⏑−⏑¦⏑⏑−¦⏑⏑−
anvāyiko bahujano bhavati.
Upaṭṭhitā:
−−⏑⏑−⏑⏑−⏑× (x 4)
Example: Ja 125 20-21 1
Dodhaka (an Āpātalikā even line repeated):
−⏑⏑−⏑⏑¦−⏑⏑−× (x 4)
Example: the last two verses of Kokāliyasutta (Sn III:10) (vs 677-8):
−⏑⏑−⏑⏑¦−⏑⏑−−
Te gaṇitā viduhī tilavāhā,
−⏑⏑−⏑⏑¦−⏑⏑−−
ye Padume niraye upanītā
⏑⏑−⏑⏑−⏑⏑¦−⏑⏑−−
nahutāni hi koṭiyŏ pañca bhavanti, 2
−⏑⏑−⏑⏑¦−⏑⏑−−
dvādasa koṭisatāni punaññā. (Sn 677)
1 This is Warder’s reference, given on page 221 of Pāli Metre, I have been
unable to trace it.
2 This line is irregular, we should exclude koṭiyo m.c., which then gives a
normal line.