पृष्ठम्:Sanskrit Literature.djvu/१५०

118 BHĀRAVI, BHAȚŢI, KUMĀRADĀSA, AND MĀGHA Rāmo 'pi dārāharaṇena tapto: vayam hatair bandhubhir at- matulyaiḥ taptena taptasya yathāyaso naḥ: sandhiḥ pareṇāstu vimuñca Sītām. Rāma is aflame through Sītā's rape, we through the death of kinsfolk dear as ourselves; let us make compact with our foe as flaming iron with flaming iron; let Sītā go free.' Another ex- ample¹ describes Rāvana's advent: jalada iva taḍitvān prājyaratnaprabhābhiḥ: pratikakubham udasyan nisvanam dhiramandram çikharam iva Sumeror āsanaṁ haimam uccair: vividhama- nivicitram pronnataḥ so 'dhyatişthat. 'Like a lightning cloud through the rays sparkling from his jewels, and emitting like it on all sides a deep dull resonance, the lofty prince sat him on a high golden throne, radiant with many a gem, as the cloud clings to a pinnacle of mount Sumeru.' The use of viçala, broad, in the next example illustrates the straits into which a poet may be driven, even if he is a grammarian: ² kva strivişahyaāḥ karajāḥ kva vakşo: daityasya çailendra- çilāviçālam sampaçyatartad dyuşadam sunitam: bibheda tais tan nara- sinhamurtiḥ. What can finger-nails meet for maidens' breasts avail against the bosom of the demon, that is broad as a rock of the lord of mountains? Nay, consider this cunning scheme of the immortals; with these in his shape as man and lion (Viṣṇu) clove this bosom.' The chief metre used by Bhaṭṭi is the Çloka, which is used in Cantos iv-ix and xiv-xxii. Upajati of the Indravajrā type prevails in i-ii, xi and xii. The Giti form of Āryā prevails in xiii, and x is largely in Puspitāgā; no other metre has any currency of im- portance. Only Praharṣiṇī. Malini, Aupacchandasika, Vançasthā, and Vaitālīya occur six times or more; Açvalalita, Nandana, Prthvi, Rucirā, and Narkuṭaka occur only once each; others used are Tanumadhyā, Toṭaka, Drutavilambita, Pramitākṣarā, Praha- raṇakalikā, Mandākṛāntā, Çārdūlavikrīḍita, and Sragdhara. The ¹ xi. 47; imitated by Magha, i. 19. 2 xii. 59; Magha, i. 47 (below, § 4).