The Sanskrit Text of Buddha-carita Aśvaghoṣa - buddhanet-de-index

Introduction to the Text - 105. Other MetresWe are left now with the 6 metres which are used to conclude the various Chapters.They are all fixed in the schemes, and no variation is allowed in the lines except atthe end of the pādayuga, where the quantity is assured by the pause.1. Puṣpitāgrā = (26 verses)The Puṣpitāgrā metre, which is derived from Aupacchandasaka, with resolution ofthe 3rd syllable in both lines. It is employed to conclude Chapters I, V, and VIII.⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−−¦¦⏑⏑⏑⏑−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−×2. Rucirā = (3 verses)The Rucirā metre is derived from the Vaṁśastha metre, with resolution of the 5thsyllable, which gives it 14 syllables to the pāda. The scheme of the metre is asfollows:⏑−⏑−,¦⏑⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑×there is a definite caesura after the 4th syllable. The metre is only emplowed in 3verses, twice at the conclusion of Chapter III, and again at the conclusion ofChapter XII.3. Praharṣiṇī = (3 verses)This metre concludes two Chapters, numbers IX (2 verses), and X, it’s scheme canbe given as:−−−,⏑⏑⏑⏑−⏑−⏑−−and again there is a definite caesura in the line, this time at the 3rd after a run ofheavy syllables.