Agni Purana

वैतालीयं द्विस्वरा स्यादयुष्पादे समे नलः । वसवोऽन्ते वनगाश्च गोपुच्छन्दशकं भवेत् ।। ३३१.

Vaitālīya is two-voweled; in the same foot, 'na' is equal. The Vasus at the end, and the Vanagas; the 'gopuccha' meter is formed.

भगणआन्ता पाटलिका शेषे परे च पूर्ववत् । साकं षड्वा मिश्रायुक् प्राच्यवृत्तिः प्रदर्श्यते ।। ३३१.

The pāṭalikā at the end of the division, and the remainder as before; together with six vā, the mixed form with eastern progression is shown.

पञ्चमेन पूर्वसाकं तृतीयेन सहस्रयुक् । उदीच्यवृत्तिर्वाच्यां स्याद् युगपच्च प्रवर्त्तकं ।। ३३१.

With the fifth, together with the previous, and with the third, joined with a thousand; the northern progression is to be stated, and it proceeds simultaneously.

अयुक्चारुहासिनी स्याद्‌युगपच्चान्तिका भवेत् ।। ३३१.

Without a yuga, it is called āruhāsinī, and when simultaneous, it is called āntikā.

सप्तार्च्चिर्वसवश्चैव मात्रासमकमीरितम् । भवेन्नलवमौ लश्च द्वादशो वा नवासिका ।। ३३१.

Seven flames and the Vasus are said to be equal in measure; there may be a half or a la, or twelve, or nine asikās.

विश्वोकः पञ्चमाष्टौ मो चित्र लवमकश्चलः । परयुक्तेनोपचित्रा पादाकुलकमित्यतः ।। ३३१.

Viśvoka is five or eight, or citra, or half a lava, or unsteady; with the addition of a yuga, it is called upacitrā, and pādākulaka is thus named.

गीतार्य्या लोपश्चेत् सौम्या लः पूर्वः ज्योतिरीरिता । स्याच्छिखा विपर्य्यास्तार्द्धा तूलिका समुदाहृता ।। ३३१.

If there is omission in the gītāryā, it is called saumyā; la at the beginning is called jyotiḥ; when the crest is reversed and halved, it is called tūlikā.

एकोनत्रिंशदन्ते गः स्याज्ज्ञेजनसमावला । गु इत्येकगुरुं संख्यावर्णाद्दशविपर्य्ययात् ।। ३३१.

When there are twenty-nine at the end, ga is to be known as samāvalā; gu thus is a single guru, by the count of syllables, from the inversion of ten.

अग्निरुवाच वृत्तं समञ्चार्द्धसमं विषमञ्च त्रिधा वदे । समन्तावत् कृत्वकृतमर्द्धसमञ्च कारयेत् ।। ३३२.

Agni said: Metre is declared to be of three kinds: equal, half-equal, and unequal; having made them all around, one should also make the half-equal.

पिषमञ्चैव वास्यूनमतिवृत्तं समान्यपि । ग्लौचतुःप्रमाणी स्यादाभ्यामन्यद्वितानकं ।। ३३२.

Unequal and deficient are called ati-vṛtta, and even the equal; glauca is of four measures, and from these, vitānaka is another.

पादस्याद्यन्तु वक्रं स्यात् शनौ न प्रथमास्मृतौ । बाल्यमुश्चतुर्थाद्वर्णात् पथ्या वर्णं युजेयतः ।। ३३२.

The beginning of the foot is to be curved, but not the first in the śana measure; childhood is from the fourth syllable, and the proper syllable is to be joined accordingly.

विपरीतपथ्यान्या साच्चपला वा युजस्वनः । विपुलायुग्नसप्तमः सर्व्वं तस्यैव तस्य च ।। ३३२.

Another, being the reverse of the proper, is called capalā; the seventh is vipulāyugna, and all belong to that and to this.

तौन्तौ वा विपुलानेका चक्रजातिः समीरिता । भवेन् पदचतुरूद्‌र्ध्वं चतुर्वृद्ध्या पदेषु च ।। ३३२.

Tauntau or many vipulās are called the cakra type; there are four feet above, and in the feet, four increases.

गुरुद्वयान्त आपीडः प्रत्यापीडो गणादिकः । प्रथमस्य विपर्य्यासे मञ्जरी लवणी क्रमात् ।। ३३२.

Ending with two gurus is called āpīḍa, pratyāpīḍa is of the gaṇa type; when the first is reversed, mañjarī and lavaṇī arise in order.

भवेदमृतधाराख्या उद्धताद्य्चयतेऽधुना । एकतः ससजसानः स्युर्न सौ जो गोऽथ भौनजौ ।। ३३२.

It is called amṛtadhārā when raised, as is now stated; on one side, sasajasāna, and not sau, jo, go, or bhaunaja.

नोगोऽथ सजसा गोगस्तृतीयचरणस्य च । सौरभे केचनभगा ललितञ्च नमौ जसौ ।। ३३२.

Not go, nor sajasā, nor goga in the third foot; in saurabha, some are bhagā, and lalita and namau are jasau.

उपस्थितं प्रचुपितं प्रथमाद्यं समौ जसौ । गोगथां मलजा रोगः समो नगरजयाः पदे ।। ३३२.

Upasthita and pracupita are the first, samau and jasau; gogathā is malajā, roga is sama, and nagaraja is in the foot.

वर्द्धमानं मलौ स्वौ नसौ अथो भोजोव इरिता । शुद्धविराड़ार्षभाख्यं वक्ष्ये चार्द्धसमन्ततः ।। ३३२.

Vardhamāna is malau, svau, nasau, and also bhojova as stated; I will explain the pure, vira, and ṛṣabha types, and also the half-samantataḥ.

अग्निरुवाच उपचित्रकं ससमनामथभोजभगामय । द्रूतमध्या ततभगागथोननजयाः स्मृताः ।। ३३३.

Agni said: Upacitraka is with samana, or with bhoja and bhaga; druta and madhya are with bhaga, gatha, and nanajaya as remembered.

वेगवती ससमगा भभभगोगथो स्मृता । रुद्रविस्तारस्तोसभगासमजागोगथा स्मृता ।। ३३३.

The meter named Vegavatī is composed of equal parts; Bhabhabhagogatha is so called. Rudravistāra is that which has the same parts as Tosabhagā, and Samajāgogathā is so named.

रजसागोगथोद्रोणौ गोगौ वै केतुमत्यपि । आख्यानिकी ततजगागथोततजगागथ ।। ३३३.

Rajasāgogatha and Udroṇa are meters; Gogā is also Ketumatī. Ākhyānikī comes next, then Jagāgatha and Tatajagāgatha.

विपरीताख्यानिकी त्तौ जयगातौ जगोगथ । सौमलौ गथलभभावौ भवेद्धरिणवल्लभा ।। ३३३.

Viparītākhyānikī is that which is contrary; Jayagātau and Jagogatha follow. Saumala and Gathalabhabhāva are meters, and Dhariṇavallabhā is to be known.

लौवनौगाथनजजा यः स्यादपरक्रमं । पुष्पिता ननवयानजजावोगथो रजौ ।। ३३३.

Lauvanaugātha and Najajā are those which lack further progression. Puṣpitā and Nanavayānajajā, and Vogatha in the Rajas meter.

वोजथो जवजवागौ मूले पनमती शिखा । अष्टाविंशतिनागाभा त्रिशन्नागन्ततो युजि । खञ्जा तद्विपरीता स्यात् समवृत्तं प्रदर्श्यते ।। ३३३.

Vojatha and Javajavāga are at the root, Panamatī is at the crest. There are twenty-eight Nāga meters, and thirty-six are joined together. Khañjā is the contrary form of that, and Samavṛtta is shown.

अग्निरुवाच यतिविच्छेद इत्युक्तस्तत्तन्मध्यान्तयौ गणौ । यौसः कुमारलालिता तौ गौ चित्रपदा स्मृता ।। ३३४.

Agni said: The so-called Yativiccheda consists of two groups, one in the middle and one at the end. The meter called Kumāralālitā is thus, and Gau is known as Citrapadā.

विद्युन्माला मममागणैर्भूतगणैर्भवेत् । माणवकाक्रीड़ितकं वनौ हलमुखी वसः ।। ३३४.

Vidyunmālā is formed with Mamamāgaṇa groups, and with Bhūtagaṇa groups. Māṇavaka is playful, Vanau is Halamukhī, and Vasa is so called.

स्याद्भुजङ्गशिशुसूतानौ मेहनं मरुतं ननौ। भवेच्छुद्धविराड्वृत्तं प्रतिपादं समौ जगौ ।। ३३४.

Bhujaṅgaśiśu and Sūtānau are meters; Mehana is Maruta, and Nanau is so called. The pure Virāḍvṛtta is present, and Pratipāda and Samau are Jagau.

पणवोमलयोमः स्याज्जौ गौ मयूरसारिणी । सत्तामभसगा वृत्तं भजताद्युपरिस्थिता ।। ३३४.

Paṇava and Malayomaḥ are meters; Jauga is Mayūrasāriṇī. Sattāmabhasagā is a meter, and Vṛtta is placed above the beginning.

रुक्मवती भससगाविन्द्रावज्रा तजौ जगौ । जतौ जगौ गूपपूर्व्वावाद्यन्ताद्युपजातयः ।। ३३४.

Rukmavatī and Bhasasagā are meters, Indravajrā and Tajau are Jagau. Jatau and Jagau are preceded by Gūpa, and Upajātis begin and end with these.