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> - 65<br />
Sakamoto-Goto, J: Les Stances en Mātrāchandas dans le Jātaka,<br />
Paris 1982<br />
Simon, R: Der Śloka im Pāli, ZDMG 1890<br />
Smith, H: Conspectus term<strong>in</strong>orum (metricorum), <strong>in</strong> Saddanīti, Vol<br />
IV, Lund 1966 (repr<strong>in</strong>ted Oxford 2001)<br />
Smith, H: Epilegomena to Critical Pali-English dictionary Vol 1,<br />
Copenhagen 1947<br />
Stede, W: The Pādas <strong>of</strong> Thera- and Therī- gāthā, JPTS 1924-7<br />
Warder, A. K: Introduction to Pāli, chapter 30 conta<strong>in</strong>s an all-toobrief<br />
outl<strong>in</strong>e <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pāḷi</strong> metre (Intro)<br />
Warder, A. K: <strong>Pāḷi</strong> Metre, <strong>the</strong> most comprehensive book on <strong>the</strong><br />
subject study<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pāḷi</strong> metre aga<strong>in</strong>st its historical<br />
background, conta<strong>in</strong>s many useful tables on usage (PM)<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r Abbreviations occur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> literature<br />
AMg: Ardhamāgadhī, <strong>the</strong> language <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Ja<strong>in</strong>a <strong>Canon</strong><br />
Apa: Apabrahṁsa, a late Prākrit language<br />
Be: Text <strong>in</strong> Burmese characters, usually refers to <strong>the</strong> relevant<br />
Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana text<br />
BHS: Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit<br />
Ce: Text <strong>in</strong> S<strong>in</strong>halese characters, usually refers to <strong>the</strong> relevant<br />
Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka text<br />
Ee: Text <strong>in</strong> Roman characters, usually refers to <strong>the</strong> relevant PTS<br />
edition; or to <strong>the</strong> Harvard Oriental Series<br />
m.c.: 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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