that the first syllable of one metre is long and in the other is divided into two shorts. Thus yati falls on the eleventh syllable.
NL R N B B R LG
That is UUUU|-U-|UUU|*-UU|-UU|-U-|U —
Herein the first foot, consisting of four short syllables is marked NL denoting N the tribrach to which is added L, being one short syllable. Such a foot of four shorts, (in Greek called proceleusmatic) is in Sanskrit and Telugu called geyser Nalamu,
If the Champacamala is according to native custom, scanned by feet of three syllables, the names of the feet will of course be different:—thus,
N J B J J J R
but the metre never varies and we may divide it in either manner at pleasure.
The following verses are written in these metres.
TJTPALAMALA.
"Can acquired honours remain permanent in bloom, as intrinsic merit? They may endure for a while but soon perish. The hire of gold remains bright for ever: a piece of iron may be polished and flash for a while: but how long will that brilliancy last? Oh Bhascara!"
CHAMPACAMALA METRE.
