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> - 57<br />
strophe, see gāthā<br />
Svāgatā 2. 14<br />
syllable<br />
can be def<strong>in</strong>ed as a word, or a part <strong>of</strong> a word, which can be uttered<br />
with a s<strong>in</strong>gle effort <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> voice<br />
syllabic metres, vaṇṇacchandas type 1, see 2.1ff<br />
syncopation<br />
a change <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> order <strong>of</strong> syllables, which produces a different rhythm<br />
e.g.−−⏑⏑ > −⏑−⏑ see 2.10<br />
ti<br />
quotation marker 1.13<br />
Tuṭṭhubha (Triṣṭubh) 2.6ff<br />
also sometimes used as a generic name for any metre hav<strong>in</strong>g 11<br />
syllables to <strong>the</strong> l<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Uggatā (Udgatā) 2.23<br />
Uggīti (Udgīti) 2.17<br />
Upagīti 2.17<br />
Upajāti 2.8<br />
sometimes loosely referred to as Tuṭṭhubha<br />
Upaṭṭhitā 2.21<br />
Upaṭṭhitappacupita (Upasthitapracupita) 2.23<br />
Vaṁsaṭṭhā (Vaṁśasthā) 2.8<br />
sometimes loosely referred to as Jagatī
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