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> - 56<br />
Rathoddhatā 2.12<br />
recitor’s remarks 1.13<br />
redundant syllable<br />
a syllable extra to <strong>the</strong> metre<br />
replacement, see 1.14ff<br />
resolution, see 1.14, 1.15; 2.4; 2.15<br />
Rucirā 2.8<br />
samavutta (samavṛtta)<br />
a metre hav<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> same l<strong>in</strong>e repeated (normally four times) to make<br />
up a verse e.g. Tuṭṭhubha, Rucirā, Pamitakkharā, see also 2.20ff<br />
samprasāna, reduction<br />
a phonetic change whereby a semi-vowel is reduced to its vowel<br />
equivalent e.g. ya > ī; va > ū<br />
sandhi<br />
refers to <strong>the</strong> junction between words, and <strong>the</strong> euphonic changes that<br />
take place accord<strong>in</strong>gly<br />
sara (svara), vowel; (vyañjana, consonant)<br />
sarabhatti (svarabhakti)<br />
literally a broken vowel, an anaptyctic or epen<strong>the</strong>tic vowel, see 1.6<br />
scansion<br />
metrical analysis, see 1.1ff<br />
Siloka (Śloka)<br />
see 2.3ff<br />
stanza, see gāthā
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