74 PAUMACARIU 10) pesaņu cukkau is a euphemism for 'he died'. e.g. te mahu kerau pesanu cukkā 5 13 2 "they failed to fulfil their mission entrusted by me' i.e. "they died', (Andhau) pesana-cukku 'Andhraka died'. 11) gavananmaņau 3 6 16, gamanamaņu 6 4 2, 'wishing to go, jujjhanamana 12 8 9 'wishing to fight'. 12) vattai 18 3 7, 19 8 106, 'to be sure' 'indeed'. 13) There are various forms of swearing expressions used at the time of taking a vow e.g.: i) tava na jiņavaru jaya bhanami, jāva na rane divakkhu sara-siriu 6 1 10 'I will not say "be victo- rious" to the Jina, till I pierce the enemy with arrows in the battle'. ii) jai kallae tāya! Lankāņayari na paisarami, to niyaya-janeri Indāņi kara-yale dharami 7 12 9, o Papa, if I fail to enter the city of Lankā tomorrow. I would hold my mother Indrāni in my hand'. iii) jai tam bhadda-hatthi ņau sahami, to jananovari asivaru vāhami 11 5 2 'If I fail to subdue that Bhadra elephant, I would brandish (my) best sword over (my) father'. iv) jai ranamuhe māņu ņa malami taho, to chitta pāya. rayanāsavalo 12 7 4 'If I do not crush his pride in the battle front, the feet of Ratnaśrava are touched'. 7. METRES OF PAUMACARIU 1-XX The present study of the metres employed in PC. I-XX is divided into three sections in accordance with the three structural units of the Kadavaka'. At times each Kadavaka of a particular Sandhi has a beginning piece made up of one stanza having two or four rhyming Pādas. This unit is an occasional feature of the Kadavaka. As contrasted with this commencing piece the main body and the concluding piece (which is also found invariably in the beginning of the Sandhi) called Ghattā are the permanent fea- tures of the Kadavaka. Every Kadavaka has got them. The metres employed in these three Kadavaka units, viz. The commencing piece, the main body and the concluding piece or Ghattā are different from one another. Hence they are described separately. The metres of the commencing piece are taken up first. "Next follows a descrip- tion of the metres of the Ghattā. Lastly is given an account of the metres employed in the body of the Kadavaka. A. The Commencing Piece at the Head of the Kada vaka. We have no definite knowledge as to whether the commencing piece of the Kadavaka was known by any general name. SC. VIII 31a while explaining the term Kadavaka declares, äihim puņu ghatta samāmaņanti, jamaāvasõņa(i) chaçdari bhananti. 'In the beginning (of the Kadavaka), they prescribe Ghatta and at the end of the Yamakas, they say Chaddani'. This means, that the Kadavaka- commencing piece is to be called Ghattā, while the concluding piece (1) For the earlier contributions to the critical study of Apabhramsa metres sec Jacobi, 1918, 1921; Alsdorf, 1928, 1936, 1937 Shahidulialı, 1928; Bhayani, 1945, 1948. (2) (a) Kadavaa(u) atphahim Jamaahim raanti ! Āih.m punu Ghatta samamananti Jamaavasana(i) chaddani bhananti! SC. VIII 30-31. (b) Sandhyadau Kadavakante ca dhruvar syāditi Dhruvā, Dhruvakam, Ghatta va Ch. 5 1.
