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Shloka 15

Nāmāṣṭottara-dviśata: Gaṇa–Chandas–Yati Catalogue and Mnemonic Coding

Devanagari script

सा तु कुसुमविचित्रा जलोद्धतगती रसैः / जसौ जसौ च पादेषु चतूरैः स्त्रग्विणी मता

Transliteration

sā tu kusumavicitrā jaloddhatagatī rasaiḥ / jasau jasau ca pādeṣu catūraiḥ stragviṇī matā

Translation

ఈ ఛందస్సు ‘స్త్రగ్విణీ’ అని చెప్పబడింది—పుష్పవర్ణవిచిత్రంగా, జలతరంగంలా వేగంగా రసాలలో ప్రవహిస్తూ, నాలుగు పాదాలలో ‘జసౌ జసౌ’ గణక్రమం కలిగినది।

Word by Word
साshe/that (metre)
सा:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन
तुbut/indeed
तु:
Sambandha (Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक
कुसुम-विचित्राvariegated with flowers
कुसुम-विचित्रा:
Visheshana (Adjectival to सा)
TypeAdjective
Rootकुसुम (प्रातिपदिक) + विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)
जल-उद्धत-गतीhaving a swift/impetuous movement like water
जल-उद्धत-गती:
Visheshana (Adjectival to सा)
TypeAdjective
Rootजल (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्धत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण
रसैःby rasas (numbers/‘tastes’ as gaṇa-count markers)
रसैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootरस (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन
जसौ(the gaṇas) ja and sau
जसौ:
Vishaya (Topic/विषय)
TypeNoun
Rootजसौ (छन्दोगण-नाम, प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (gaṇa-pair as metrical units)
जसौja and sau (again)
जसौ:
Vishaya (Topic/विषय)
TypeNoun
Rootजसौ (छन्दोगण-नाम, प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)
पादेषुin the quarters/feet (of the metre)
पादेषु:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootपाद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन
चतूरैःwith four (syllables/units)
चतूरैः:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (to पादेषु understood)
स्त्रग्विणी(the metre) Stragviṇī
स्त्रग्विणी:
Karta (Predicate nominative/नाम)
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्रग्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; छन्दोनाम
मताis considered/called
मता:
Kriya-visheshana / Predicate (as ‘is considered’)
TypeAdjective
Rootमन् (धातु) → मत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)
Speaker

Sūta/Narrator (prosody section describing metres; not a Yama-loka dialogue)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Chandas-lakshana: defining a metre by gaṇa-pattern and rasa-like movement; knowledge as precise classification.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka (discernment) and śabda as a vehicle of ordered knowledge.

Application: Use gaṇa-coding (jasau jasau) to identify/compose Stragviṇī; recite with a wave-like cadence matching the described gait.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.209 (chandas/gaṇa-nirdeśa sequence: neighbouring verses on Bhujaṅga-prayāta, Maṇimālā, etc.)

Characters & Entities
C
Chandas
P
Pāda
R
Rasa
G
Gaṇa

FAQs

This verse defines Stragviṇī by its rhythmic gait, aesthetic effect (rasa), and the specific gaṇa pattern ‘jasau jasau’ across the four pādas—useful for correct recitation and identification of metre.

It gives a diagnostic rule: check each pāda and confirm the gaṇa-sequence ‘jasau jasau’; if present with the described rhythmic character, the verse is classified as Stragviṇī.

Use it to chant with accurate rhythm and to scan verses when learning Sanskrit—correct metre improves memorization, pronunciation, and traditional recitation quality.

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