45. The Biiascara-vilasita is formed of a dactyl in the first, third and fifth places, the second, sixth and seventh being (NL) proceleusmaticks, while the fourth (which precedes yati) and the eighth are spondees. Though, so difficult to defiue, it is an easy and harmonious verse to read.
The Manigana-nicaramu is composed of fourteen short syllables) with a long at the close: yati falls on the ninth syllable, and (he rule is recollected by repeating the name twice; Thus
46. At the close of this volume tables will be given, explaining all the uniform metres, which 1 arrange so, that the first foot being known, the metre may be found. Mr. Colcbrooke and Mr. Yates have given tables of the metres arranged on the native system; whereby all sorts that have the same number of syllables in the line, are classed under the same (Chhanda or) System (as in Greek prosody we find anapaastic and dactdic systems), which of course may include many varieties. Could we depend on the accuracy of manuscripts, this would suffice; but in rare metres, two aud three syllables are often omitted in a line, and here we ha\e no guide except by discovering what the initial foot ought to be: the table will then at once point out what the requisite feet are.
1 should mention, however, that the tables of metres in no two authors correspond. In Sanscrit prosody, Mr. Yates and Mr. Colebrooke, as well' as
