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> - 53<br />
Jagatī<br />
Jāti<br />
1) a syllabic metre 2.6ff<br />
2) a generic name for any metre hav<strong>in</strong>g 12 syllables to <strong>the</strong> l<strong>in</strong>e<br />
1) ano<strong>the</strong>r name for <strong>the</strong> measure metres<br />
2) ano<strong>the</strong>r name for Upajāti<br />
junction, see sandhi<br />
kabba (kāvya), literature<br />
lahu (laghu)<br />
a light syllable metrically, see 1.1ff<br />
Māgadhikā (a.k.a. Māgadhī)<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r name for Vetālīya (2.10), presumably because Magadhi is<br />
where <strong>the</strong> metre orig<strong>in</strong>ated<br />
mattā (mātrā)<br />
literally a measure, light syllables are counted as one mattā, heavy<br />
ones as two<br />
mattāchandas (mātrāchandas), measure metre 2.9ff<br />
<strong>the</strong>re are about 400 verses <strong>in</strong> mattāchandas metre <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> canon<br />
measure metre, see mattāchandas above<br />
meta<strong>the</strong>sis<br />
exchange <strong>of</strong> syllabic position e.g. kariyā > kayirā<br />
metrical licence, see 1.8ff<br />
metri causa, <strong>the</strong> metre is <strong>the</strong> cause (<strong>of</strong> a change <strong>in</strong> word form)
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