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> - 48<br />
anusvara, see niggahīta<br />
Aparavatta (Aparavaktra) 2.22<br />
Āpātalikā 2.13<br />
Ariyā (Āryā) 2.17<br />
1) a gaṇacchandas metre hav<strong>in</strong>g two dissimilar l<strong>in</strong>es with a matta<br />
count <strong>of</strong> 30 + 27<br />
2) sometimes <strong>the</strong> name is used generically to refer to any<br />
gaṇacchandas metre.<br />
assimilation<br />
euphonic change whereby one consonant takes <strong>the</strong> form <strong>of</strong> ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
which follows or precedes it e.g. ud + ghāta > ugghāta<br />
br, see 1.5<br />
Brahatī, generic name for metres hav<strong>in</strong>g 9 syllables to <strong>the</strong> l<strong>in</strong>e<br />
bar metres, see gaṇacchandas<br />
break<br />
<strong>the</strong> middle part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Tuṭṭhubha and o<strong>the</strong>r similar metres, see 2.6ff<br />
brevis <strong>in</strong> longo<br />
a light syllable that is counted as heavy, see pādādigaru and<br />
pādantagaru below.<br />
cadence<br />
<strong>the</strong> clos<strong>in</strong>g rhythm <strong>of</strong> a l<strong>in</strong>e, or pair <strong>of</strong> l<strong>in</strong>es<br />
diaeresis, see yati<br />
catalectic<br />
hav<strong>in</strong>g an <strong>in</strong>complete number <strong>of</strong> syllables or mattā (opp: acatalectic,<br />
complete).
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