An Outline of the Metres in the Pāḷi Canon

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An Outline of the Metres in the Pāḷi Canon - 40 2.23 Visamavutta (Visamavṛtta) In Lakkhaṇasuttanta DN. 30 we find two metres belonging to this class, which has four dissimilar lines to the verse. The first is derived from mattāchandas: Upaṭṭhitappacupita: ⏔−−⏑⏑−⏑−,⏑−⏑⏑−× ⏔−⏔⏑⏑−⏑−⏑−× ⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑,⏑⏑⏑× ⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑,⏑⏑⏑−⏑⏑−× Example from Lakkhaṇasuttanta, (D. 30. 1. 30): 1 −−−⏑⏑−⏑−,⏑−⏑⏑−− Akkhodañ-ca adhiṭṭhahī adāsi ca dānaṁ, −−⏑⏑⏑⏑−⏑−⏑−− vatthāni ca sukhumāni succhavīnī, ⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑,⏑⏑⏑− purimatarabhavĕ ṭhito, ⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑,⏑⏑⏑−⏑⏑−− abhivisaji mahim-iva suro abhivassaṁ Uggatā (from gaṇacchandas): ⏑⏑−⏑−⏑⏑⏑−× ⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑−⏑−⏑× ⏔⏑⏔⏑⏑⏑−⏑⏑× ⏑⏑−⏑−⏑⏑⏑−⏑−⏑× Example from Lakkhaṇasuttanta, (D. 30. 2.12): 1 The text here is based on K.R.Norman’s reconstruction in The metres of the Lakkhaṇa-suttanta (I). CP III, pgs 45ff.
An Outline of the Metres in the Pāḷi Canon - 41 ⏑⏑−⏑−⏑⏑⏑−− Sugatīsu so phalavipākaṁ, ⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑−⏑−⏑− anubhavati tattha modati, ⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑−⏑⏑− idha ca pana bhavati gopakhumo, ⏑⏑−⏑−⏑⏑⏑−⏑−⏑− abhinīlanettanayano sudassano. 2.24 Lakkhaṇasuttanta DN 30 As can be seen from the references supplied to the fixed metres above, the late Lakkhaṇasuttanta of the Dīghanikāya supplies us with a number of metres which are either rare or not otherwise found in canonical Pāli. For easy reference the metres are listed below, giving the bhāṇavāra and paragraph number of the PTS edition in brackets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (1.6) (1.9) (1.12) (1.15) (1.18) (1.21) (1.24) (1.27) (1.30) (1.33) Vaṁsaṭṭhā Vaṁsaṭṭhā Pupphitaggā Rathoddhatā Pupphitaggā Rathoddhatā Vaṁsaṭṭhā Vaṁsaṭṭhā Upaṭṭhitappacupita Vaṁsaṭṭhā 5 vs 6 vs 4 vs 3 vs 4 vs 5 vs 4 vs 4 vs 4 vs 4 vs (total 8 vs) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 (2.3) (2.6) (2.9) (2.12) (2.15) (2.18) (2.21) (2.24) (2.27 (2.31) Pupphitaggā Vaṁsaṭṭhā Rucirā Uggatā Pamitakkharā Vaṁsaṭṭhā Pamitakkharā Pamitakkharā Upaṭṭhitappacupita Upaṭṭhitappacupita 4 vs 4 vs 3 vs 4 vs 4 vs 4 vs 4 vs 4 vs 4 vs 7 vs (total 12 vs) (total 31 vs) (total 12 vs) (total 15 vs)
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