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

اُدیچیہ قسم سے آغاز—جہاں ابتدائی پاد (وزنی اکائی) پاؤں کے اتصال سے بنتا ہے—اور ‘یُگم پاد-ایک پادِکا’ وغیرہ، نیز ‘چارُہاسِنی’ اور ‘یُگم آنگھْر’—یہی ویتالیہ چھند کا مختصر خلاصہ ہے۔

Word by Word

• उदीच्याद्यङ्घ्रिसंयोगात्: from the conjunction of the initial feet of Udīcya
• उदीच्याद्यङ्घ्रिसंयोगात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदीच्य + आद्य + अङ्घ्रि + संयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (उदीच्य-आद्य-अङ्घ्रि-सम्बन्धः संयोगः)

• युग्मपादैकपादिका: the (metre) having an even pāda and a single pāda
• युग्मपादैकपादिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग्म + पाद + एक + पादिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (युग्मपाद-एकपादिका)

• चारुहासिनि: in (the metre called) Cāruhāsinī
• चारुहासिनि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारु + हासिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयसमासः (चारु-हासिनी)

• अयुग्माङ्घ्रौ: in the two odd feet
• अयुग्माङ्घ्रौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुग्म + अङ्घ्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), द्विवचन; कर्मधारयसमासः (अयुग्माः अङ्घ्रयः)

• वैतालीयस्य: of Vaitālīya (metre)
• वैतालीयस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैतालीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• संग्रहः: summary/compendium
• संग्रहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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.