Shloka 9

Āryā-Chandas Lakṣaṇa; Gīti-Bheda; Vaitālīya-Vaktra; Mātrā-to-Varṇa Transition

Devanagari script

उदीच्याद्यङ्घ्रिसंयोगाद्युग्मपादैकपादिका / चारुहासिन्ययुग्माङ्घ्रौ वैतालीयस्य संग्रहः

Transliteration

udīcyādyaṅghrisaṃyogādyugmapādaikapādikā / cāruhāsinyayugmāṅghrau vaitālīyasya saṃgrahaḥ

Translation

เริ่มด้วยแบบอุทีจยะ ซึ่งบทเปิดเกิดจากการประสานของบาท (หน่วยฉันท์) และรวมชนิดที่เรียกว่า “บาทคู่–บาทเดี่ยว” ตลอดจน “จารุหาสินี” และ “บาทคู่” ทั้งหมดนี้คือสรุปย่อของฉันท์ไวตาลียะ.

Word by Word

उदीच्याद्यङ्घ्रिसंयोगात्from the conjunction of the initial feet of Udīcya

युग्मपादैकपादिकाthe (metre) having an even pāda and a single pāda

चारुहासिनिin (the metre called) Cāruhāsinī

अयुग्माङ्घ्रौin the two odd feet

वैतालीयस्यof Vaitālīya (metre)

संग्रहःsummary/compendium

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (instructing Garuda/Vinata-putra in a didactic section)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Knowledge is organized by defining starting conditions and enumerating recognized subtypes; a concise summary enables retention and correct identification of metre.

Vedantic Theme: viveka (discrimination) and saṅgraha (compression of knowledge) as aids to right understanding.

Application: When learning chandas, memorize the defining opening (aṅghri-saṃyoga) and the named variants; use the saṃgraha as a checklist for identification.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.208.8; Garuda Purana 1.208.10; Garuda Purana 1.208.12

Characters & Entities

Vaitālīya (metre)

Cāruhāsinī (metre name)

FAQs

What is the importance of Vaitālīya metre in the Garuda Purana?

This verse gives a compact checklist of the recognized Vaitālīya variants (by named patterns and “feet” groupings), helping readers classify and correctly recite verses in that metre.

How does this verse explain the structure of a metre?

It describes metre through the language of metrical “feet” (aṅghri/pāda)—how the opening is formed and which standard variants (paired-foot, single-foot, Cāruhāsinī, etc.) are included under Vaitālīya.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference when chanting or editing Sanskrit text: identify whether a verse matches Vaitālīya by checking its pāda/foot-pattern and the listed variant forms, improving accuracy in recitation and digital annotation.